My mind wasn’t on what my maths teacher saying so I’m afraid I ________ half of it．

A．was missing

B．will miss

C．had missed

D．missed

I ________ the film star, so I ________ him when he walked out of the station．

A．know; know about

B．know about; recognized

C．recognized; recognized

D．know; knew

Visitors ________ not to touch the exhibits．

A．will request

B．request

C．are requesting

D．are requested

The whole book ________ 12 units, ________ two mainly revisions．

A．contains; including

B．includes; containing

C．contains; containing

D．includes; including

It is so nice to hear from her．________, we last met more than 30 years ago．

A．What’s more

B．That is to say

C．Believe it or not

D．In other words

It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, ________ if you don’t speak the language．

A．especially

B．naturally

C．basically

D．specially

I requested ________ talking．

A．that she stopped

B．she to stop

C．that she should stop

D．that she stops

Peter realized his little sister was crying ________ what he had said．

A．because

B．because of

C．as

D．since

Now women play ________ in TV programmes; so they are playing ________ in the TV programme industry．

A．a part; a part

B．parts; parts

C．parts; a part

D．a part; parts

Silence ________ the room．

A．made

B．covered

C．filled

D．ruled