The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once ____with each other.

    A. they had quarreled                       B. they’ve quarreled 

C. have they quarreled                     D. had they quarreled

 The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and ____ him of speeding .

   A. charged           B. accused               C. blamed                D. criticized

 Many officials _______ the matter were arrested and would be put in prison.

   A. involving in     B. involved in          C. involved               D. involving

 The next thing he saw was smoke ____from behind the house.

   A. rose               B. rising                   C. to rise                        D. risen

 The living room is clean and tidy , with a dining table already ____ for a meal to be cooked .

   A. laid                 B. laying                   C. to lay                   D. being laid

 I was so familiar with him that I recognized his voice _____ I picked up the phone .

   A. while              B. after                     C. in case                 D. the instant

 It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine.______, we’d better take it to the garage immediately.

   A. Otherwise               B. If not                     C. But for that           D. If so

 The latest wave of smog(雾霾) ,_____ first swept into Shanghai and Jiangsu province on Dec. 1^st ,_______ at least four car accidents due to low visibility.

   A. in which; cause      B. where ; caused     C. which ; has caused       D. that; is caused

As the pressure was too heavy, the local government had to _____cost of office to deal with the economic crisis (危机).

A. cut up            B. cut out                  C. cut down              D. cut in

_______  former South African President Nelson Mandela , Zuma said Mandela would have a full state funeral and he ordered flags to be flown at half mast in a nationally televised address.

   A. In favor of       B. In need of                     C. In memory of               D. In case of