The old houses of this area had to be________immediately so that the government could carry its flowerstylecity programme out.
| A．torn up |
| B．torn down |
| C．torn away |
| D．torn apart |
Not until ________a third time ________that he had given birth to the reading system for the blind called Braille.
| A．Louis Braille tried; he announced |
| B．did Louis Braille try; he announced |
| C．Louis Braille had tried; did he announce |
| D．had Louis Braille tried; had he announced |
________ much media attention is paid to the topic of raising children or caring for elderly parents in their final years, it seems ________ not much is explained on being a parent.
| A．While; that | B．As; like |
| C．Because; that | D．Since; / |
---I heard your husband had left for Vienna by air．Why didn’t you go there with him?
---I_________．But I________ a fashion design competition two days away．
| A．was scheduled to; will have attended |
| B．had been scheduled to; will be attending |
| C．was scheduled to have; am attending |
| D．had scheduled to; am attending |
When ________how a statue from distant Greece,in China, researchers explained that it was no doubt a result of Alexander the Great’s influence．
| A．they were asked; should appear; |
| B．being asked; can have appeared; |
| C．asked; must have appeared; |
| D．asked; could have appeared; |
Hackers threatened _______ Sony release the film ‘The Interview’ （also entitled ‘Killing Kim jong un’）on the coming 2014 Christmas, they ______ launch terror attacksresembling 11th Sept in 2001,
| A．should; will be | B．were to; could |
| C．were; should have | D．should; would |