1 . The basketball coach, as well as his team, ________ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.

A．were	B．was
C．is	D．are

2 . With a lot of difficult problems ________, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A．settled	B．settling
C．to settle	D．being settled

3 . —I’m sorry I didn't make it to your party last night .
—_ _.I know you're busy these days.

A．Of course

B．No kidding

C．That's all right

D．Don't mention it

4 . He is really considering ___himself to ___these children of the poor mountain village.

A．to devote; educating	B．devoting; educating
C．devoting; educate	D．to devote; educate

5 . She is the only one among the _______ writers who ______ stories for children.

A．woman; writes	B．women; write
C．women; writes	D．woman; write

6 . Paul doesn’t have to be made___. He always works hard.

A．learn

B．to learn

C．learned

D．learning

7 . The number of people who______ English as a foreign language_______ more than 750 million.

A．learns; is

B．learn; are

C．learns; are

D．learn; is

8 . Lin Feng is said ____ abroad, but I don’t know which country he studied in.

A．to study

B．to be studied

C．to have studied

D．to be studying