With the second ring road overpass _______ at present in Chengdu, the local citizens have to     choose another way to avoid traffic jam.

A．being constructed   B．to construct        C．to be constructed   D．to be constructed

Britain’s first and only female prime minister , Margaret Thatcher, died on April 8 at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke (中风), _______ has aroused a flood of comments about her political life again.

A．which            B．what             C．it                D．that

The actress looked so charming in the beautiful Vera Wang dress that photographers took _______ pictures of her.

A．a great many       B．mass of           C．the number of      D．a large amount of

She said she was sorry ________ the train, so she had to stay for another day.

A．missing           B．having missed      C．to miss            D．to have missed

I don’t know the reason _______ you were absent from the meeting, and I am not sure that someone will tell me the reason _______ you haven’t told me.

A．why; that          B．that; why          C．because; why      D．of which; that

Thousands of people lined up to lay flowers in front of a 28-story high-rise in Shanghai, _______a terrible fire killed at least 58 people.

A．when            B．where            C．which            D．what

I don’t think she noticed the headmaster just at that moment, for she _______ the game on her cellphone.

A．played            B．was playing        C．is playing          D．has been playing

_______ he was the last man I wanted to see, I did all that I could to help him.

A．As               B．Now that          C．While            D．As though

I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city _______ name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind.

A．which            B．of which          C．that              D．whose