The number of people invited to the party ______ fifty, but a number of them ______ absent for different reasons.

　 A. were; was　 B. was; was　 C. was; were D. were; were

You’ d better _________________________(把马拴在树上) in case it runs away. (tie)

What he has done is far from_______.

　　 A. satisfactory　　　　　 B. satisfied　　　　　 C. satisfaction　　　　　 D. satisfy

Edison kept phosphorus carefully in a bottle lest it ___.

A. would burn B. burned C. was burning D. should burn

The medical team c___________ of ten doctors and a nurse.

你在病后必须要增强体力。(build up)

John has been out of _____ for a year and now he’s looking for a _______.

A. works; job　 B. job; job　 C. work; work　　　 D. work; job

The problem is _____ will go.

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

He did it_____ it took me.
A. one-third a time  　 B. one-third time 　 C. the one-third time   D. one-third the time

At one point I made up my mind to talk to Uncle Sam. Then I changed my mind, ____ that

he could do nothing to help.

A. to realize　 B. realized　　　 C. realizing　　　　 D. being realized