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 . The director had her assistant ___ some hot dogs for the meeting.

A．picked up

B．picks up

C．pick up

D．picking up

3 . Is there ____ in today’s newspaper?

A．something special

B．anything special

C．special anything

D．special something

4 . It is no ____ arguing with Bill because he will never change his mind.

A．way

B．help

C．time

D．use

5 . For women life sometimes seems ____ it is for men.

A．twice as hard as

B．as twice hard as

C．as hard twice as

D．as hard as twice

6 . Guilin is famous ____ its beautiful hills and rivers, while Kunming is famous ____ the Spring City.

A．for; for

B．as; as

C．as; for

D．for; as

7 . He has spent ____ money on his new house.

A．lot of

B．a great deal of

C．a great many

D．a large number of

8 . Reading English loudly in the morning is good ____ your English study.

A．at

B．in

C．for

D．to

9 . The summer holiday is just ____ the corner. How do you plan to spend it?

A．at

B．around

C．on

D．in

10 . I have some trouble ________ physics. I would be grateful ________ you if you could give me some advice on it.

A．with；with

B．in；to

C．in；with

D．with；to