It rained for two weeks,completely _____ our holiday.

A. ruined　　　 B. to ruin　 C. ruining　　 D.to ruining

These doctors and nurses devoted their lives to ____ the patients of SARS.

　　A. save B. saving C. saved D. have saved

From the school name 　　　on the package, we guessed that it might belong to a student of our school.

A. to mark B. marking C. marked D. having been marked

The baby fell _____a rock in his walk but he managed to _____to his feet.

　 A. over ; struggle　 B. off ; run

　 C. over ; stand　　 D. off ; bring

The price of fresh _______（大蒜）has multiplied eleven times from the previous year due to speculation /and hype（炒作投机和欺骗）since 2009.

_______ Sunday, rather than _______ at home, I preferred _______.

　 A. It being; stay; to travel 　 B. Being; to stay; to travel

　 C. shavings been; stay; travel 　 D. It was; to stay; travelling

He is a strict but kind teacher, _____ is always trying to make his classes lively and interesting.

　 A. one　　　 B. he　　　　 C. one who　　　 D. he who

If it were not for literature, the well-known writer J.K. Rowling _______ nowhere in life.

　 A. could go　　　 B. must go　　　 C. would have gone　　　 D. should have gone

The lecture began by __________ us where the island was, and went on __________ about its history.

　 A. telling, talking　 B. to tell, to talk　　 C. telling, to talk　　 D. he told, talking

Nowadays teenagers like to go to the fast food restaurant, ________, as the name says, eating needn't take much time.

A. which　　　　　 　 B. however　　　 C. therefore　　　 D. where