Much to my __________, most of the people __________ to the party were old friends.
| A.astonishing; inviting | B.astonished; invited | 
| C.astonishment; inviting | D.astonishment; invited | 
When all the pupils and ________,Miss Brown gave out the new reading books to them.
 A set off Bsettled down C gone ahead D brought up
My sister met him at the Grand Theater yesterday afternoon, so he ______ lecture.
| A.mustn’t have attended | B.needn’t have attended | 
| C.couldn’t have attended | D.shouldn’t have attended | 
She ____ to us that those eggs which are ____ on the table had been ___ by snakes.
| A.lied; lying; laid | B.lied; lying; lain | 
| C.laid; laid; laid | D.lied; laying; lied | 
________ something wrong with the machine, I am afraid.
| A.There seems to have | B.There seems to be | C.He seems to be | D.It seems to be | 
.He voiced a doubt at the company meeting ______works hard can be______they want to be.
| A.that whoever, what | B.whether whoever, whatever | 
| C.which who, whatever | D.if who, whatever |