The club welcome all new members ________ age.

     A.. despite     B. regardless of   C. though  D. while

        is known to us all, Germany  is ______ European country.

     A. It; an       B. As: a   C. It; a       D. As; an

The question _____ at tomorrow’s meeting is of great importance.

A. to discuss   B. being discussed    C. to be discussed   D. discussed

To their great joy, the day they looked forward to _______at last.

A. coming         B. had come       C. come         D. came

—Oh, it’s you! I _____ you.

—I’ve just had my hair cut, and I'm wearing new glasses.

A. didn’t recognize         B. hadn’t recognized  

C. haven’t recognized　     D. don’t recognize

When _____ about the secret of his success, Steven gave us a smile and said nothing .   

A. asking       B. having asked      C. ask           D. asked

With nothing ________ to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out before the firefighters came.

      A . leave       B. leaving           C. left         D. to leave

Not only        ,but he himself was badly beaten up.

A．was everything he had robbed of   B．everything he had was robbed of

C．had everything he been robbed of  D．was he robbed of everything he had

He has three children,         are doctors.

    A．and two of whom   B．two of them C．two of whom      D．two of which

I found him sitting in his chair, completely_____ a magazine.

A. absorbing    B. being absorbed in    C. absorbed in    D. absorbing in