The number of people invited __________ fifty, but a number of them __________ absent for different reasons.
| A．were ； was |
| B．was ； was |
| C．was ； were |
| D．were ； were |
Youare_____carefulthanyourbrother.Youtwocan’tdotheworkthatneedscareandskill.
| A．notmore | B．nomore | C．notless | D．noless |
Beneath our feet_____ that our lives depend on for food and clothing.
| A．lies the earth | B．lay the earth | C．the earth lies | D．does the earth lie |
The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every day, 85% ____ sold abroad.
| A．of them are | B．of them is | C．of which is | D．of which are |
Shackleton kept his promise ____he would return to Elephant Island ____the crew had been left.
| A．which; that | B．that; which | C．what; where | D．that; where |
I like taking risks, too. I suppose it ______ in the family.
| A．jumps | B．walks | C．runs | D．keeps |