Hearing the dog barking fiercely, away _____.

A. fleeing the thief                   B. was fleeing the thief 

C. the thief was fleeing                D. fled the thief

With the world changing fast, we have something new _______with all by ourselves every day.

A. deal         B. dealt    C. to deal      D. dealing

Over the past decades, sea ice _______ in the Arctic as a result of global warming.

A. had decreased     B. decreased    C. has been decreasing     D. is decreasing

Excuse me, Marcia, a reporter from Vanity Fair ________ all day. Could you speak to her now? 

A. phones                                                 B. has phoned

C. has been phoning                                         D. phoned 

You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request ______ a question.

A. in search of                      B. in the form of

C. in need of                        D. in the direction of

I can ______ be a teacher. I’m not a very patient person.                            

A. seldom                 B. ever                     C. never                    D. always

The government plans to bring in new laws _____ parents to take more responsibility for the education of their children.

A. forced       B. forcing    C. to be forced     D. having forced

—My mother is preparing my favorite dishes. Go with me and have a taste, okay?

-- ______ . And I’ll be glad to meet your parents.      

A. I think so     B. I’d love to     C. I’m sure     D. I hope so

Whenever I met her, _________ was fairly often, she greeted me with a sweet smile. 

A. who         B. which         C. when        D. that

My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .

A. as        B. so     C. too       D. very