| The children ______ many times not to swim in the river. |
A. told B. have told C. have been told D. are being told |
| — Have you moved into the new house? — Not yet, the rooms _____. |
A. are being painted B. are painting C. are painted D. are being painting |
| Yesterday evening I came across the man who you think is pleased to _____. |
A. be talked with B. talk C. work with D. be worked with |
| As a result of destroying the forests, _____ desert _____ covered the land. |
A. plenty of; has B. a great number of; have C. a great deal of; have D. a good many; has |
| The news reporters hurried to the airport, only ____ the film stars had left. |
A. to tell B. to be told C. telling D. told |
| Can you believe that in _____ a rich country there should be _____ many poor people? |
A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such |
| It was such a _____ to hear that all the earthquake victims in Chile have been taken care of. |
A. mercy B. relief C. loss D. laughter |
| Charles Babbage is generally considered _____ the first computer. |
A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invented |
| ______ at the school gate is asking to see you. |
A. Some men B. A some man C. A certain man D. Certain a man |