in a poor family, he became one of the greatest writers in the world.
| A．As born | B．That is |
| C．Who is | D．Although born |
The university estimates that living expenses for international students ______ around $8,450 a year, which ____ a burden for some of them.
A are；are B. is；are C. is；is D. are；is
What the little boy got from his father was __________magazine.
| A．a large interesting French | B．an interesting large French |
| C．a French large interesting | D．an interesting French large |
So desperate _______ that no one could help another, each ________ to save himself and his animals.
| A．was the situation; was trying | B．the situation was; trying |
| C．was the situation; trying | D．the situation was; was trying |
It is_____ any wonder that his friend doesn't like watching television much.
| A．no | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．so |
Much to her delight, three _________ neighbors showed up and several of them even brought with them some candies and cookies.
| A．dozens | B．dozen | C．dozen of | D．dozens of |