1 . 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

2 . Victor apologized for_____to inform me of the change in the plan.

A．his being not able	B．him not to be able
C．his not being able	D．him to be not able

3 . ---Do you have enough to ________ all your daily expense?
---Oh, yes, enough and to spare.

A．cover	B．spend
C．fill	D．offer

4 . —Come on, please give me some ideas about the project.
—Sorry.With so much work _______ my mind,I almost break down.

A．filled

B．filling

C．to fill

D．being filled

5 . -----Have you got used to the Chinese food, Robert?
-----Yes, but I don't like ______ when a Chinese host keeps serving me the food I don't like.

A．this

B．that

C．those

D．it

6 . It was only after he had read the papers ________ Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.

A．when

B．that

C．which

D．what

7 . The best moment for the football star was _____________ he scored the winning goal.

A．where	B．when
C．how	D．why

8 . Give me a chance, ________ I’ll give you a wonderful surprise.

A．if

B．or

C．and

D．while

9 . Only after talking to two students__________that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.

A．I did discover	B．did I discover
C．I discovered	D．discovered I

10 . ---I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.
--- ______, Bill.

A．No problem

B．Go ahead

C．Don’t mention it

D．You’re welcome