I was standing atop a North Carolina mountain, the afternoon sun ________ like golden lace through the trees．

A．threaded

B．threading

C．being threaded

D．was threaded

Some people claim ________ the rumor that some Egyptians are planning a 100,000 people anti-government protest．

A．to overhear

B．to have overheard

C．having overheard

D．to be overheard

In his lecture, the professor referred to the belief, in contrast to all other countries, ________ the elderly are wise, ________ is particularly dominant in the Chinese culture．

A．that; one that

B．that; that

C．which, which

D．that; one

It is not until May, 2013________ the online consultation comes to an end ________ the draft will be officially in force．

A．when; that

B．that; that

C．that; when

D．before; that

We hoped that the bird had found some friendly person, landed on his shoulder, ________．

A．expected to love and care for

B．expecting to love and care for

C．expecting to be loved and cared for

D．to expect to be loved and cared for

________ I find someone ________ understands my dislike for the conventional driveway makes me eternally grateful．

A．What; that

B．When; who

C．Who; that

D．That; who

We're programmed to want more food, ________ we won't have a chance to eat tomorrow．

A．even though

B．just in case

C．in which way

D．in which case

Western journalists claim to be loyal ________ the truth only．But they never bothered to question the truthfulness of the Dalai Lama's claims．

A．to

B．about

C．with

D．for

We did have a quarrel about money last night, but now we have already ________．

A．taken up

B．made up

C．put up

D．brought up

You can't imagine what great fun my brother and I had ________ up and down the tall shaky steps．

A．walk

B．to walk

C．walking

D．walked