Man is born ________ free, yet everywhere he is ________ chains．

A．to be/in

B．being/by

C．…/in

D．…/by

They are always ready to give the vacant seat to ________ comes first．

A．who

B．whom

C．whoever

D．whomever

A modern city has been set in ________ was a wasteland 10 years ago．

A．what

B．which

C．that

D．where

Only when the war was over ________ to his hometown．

A．did the young soldier return

B．the young soldier returned

C．returned the young soldier

D．did return the young soldier

Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ________ on the project day and night to meet the deadline．

A．work

B．working

C．is working

D．are working

We all suggested the plan ________, but the boss insisted that his plan ________ perfect．

A．put off; was

B．should put off; is

C．be put off; was

D．should be put off; is

Victor apologized for ________ to inform me of the change in the plan．

A．his being not able

B．him not to be able

C．his not being able

D．him to be not able

He said that the building would be finished by October, ________ I doubt very much．

A．that

B．this

C．when

D．which

What surprised me was not what he said but ________ he said it．

A．in the way that

B．in the way

C．the way

D．the way which

－Is Bob still performing?

－I’m afraid not．He is said ________ the stage already as he has become an official．

A．to have left

B．to leave

C．to have been left

D．to be leaving