Which of the following sentences is WRONG?

A.It was I that was going to attend the meeting.

B.It is the third time that he has visited the palace.

C.It won’t be long when she graduates from the college.

D.It is 9 years since the couple went back to their hometown.

How can a country where teachers devote all their class hours to training students to take exams _______ to compete in the technology race with other countries?

A.expect B.expecting C.be expected D.being expected

Mr. White, who I _______ to the south of France, still lives in London.

A.think to have moved B.think had moved

C.thought has moved D.thought had moved

Which of the following sentence is NOT RIGHT?

A.Much though he admired the author, he didn’t dare to see her in person.

B.Search as they would, they could find no one in the woods.

C.A single mother as she was, she cultivated her child well.

D.heavily as it was raining, he insisted on having a walk outside.

_______ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

A.How curious the couple were B.So curious the couple was

C.The couple was such curious D.So curious were the couple

When the policeman pointed his pistol at the burglar, _______ from the tenth floor.

A.jumped down he B.down jumped he

C.down he jumped D.down did he jump

The actor called last night, saying that he wouldn’t be _______ to do the show on the 20th.

A.acceptable B.available C.convenient D.possible

Nobody but my father can _______ the handwriting on the yellow envelope which is kept in the safe.

A.figure out B.look out C.make out D.find out

— Is this table free, waiter?

— I’m sorry, sir, these two tables have just been _______ by telephone, but that one over there is free.

A.reserved B.ordered C.appointed D.taken

If we go on consuming energy so wastefully, _______ are our oil wells will be dried up before new energy resources can be found to replace oil.

A.chances B.opportunities C.questions D.problems