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 . Our neighbor offered to look after our baby while we were away, _______ was very kind of her.

A．it

B．that

C．which

D．such

3 . -Would you permit me _______ here?
-Sorry.We don’t permit ________ in the library.

A．smoking;smoking	B．to smoke; to smoke
C．smoking; to smoke	D．to smoke;smoking

4 . Mrs White found her husband_____by letters and papers and_____very worried.

A．surrounded , looking	B．surrounded , looked
C．surrounding, looked	D．surrounding, looking

5 . Instead of settling down and living a peaceful life, the farmers move from city to city _____ work.

A．in search of

B．in return for

C．in honor of

D．in praise of

6 . He took up my cellphone and made a long distance call as if the phone _____ him.

A．belonged to	B．was belonging to
C．was belonged to	D．had been belonged to

7 . The exhibition is well worth ________ and you can see fancy vases of different dynasties on show there.

A．to visit	B．to be visited
C．being visited	D．visiting

8 . He has an extraordinary talent ______ painting and his works have been ______ display throughout the country.

A．for; in

B．in; on

C．for; on

D．with; on

9 . After _______ on what you said, he told me one is the moon ______ in the water and the other but a flower in the mirror.

A．reflecting, reflecting

B．reflected, reflected

C．reflecting, reflected

D．reflected, reflecting

10 . Rather than ___ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle.

A．ride; to ride

B．riding; ride

C．ride; ride

D．to ride; riding