| Boys and girls，please remain _____ and keep quiet until the electricity supply returns to normal. |
A. seated B. seating C. to seat D. seat |
| With the _____ of making a fortune, many people went to Australia in the 19th century to wash sand for gold. |
A. task B. intention C. trade D. appointment |
| We were all very much attracted by the beautiful scenery ____ we set foot in the village. |
A. quickly B. suddenly C. finally D. immediately |
| My father，who is strict _____ his work，is quite strict _____ me as well. |
A. with; about B. about; with C. about; about D. with; with |
| I think Tom, _____ you, is to blame for the broken window. |
A. other than B. rather than C. more than D. except for |
| As nobody here knows what is wrong with the machine，we must send for an engineer to _____ the problem. |
A. handle B. raise C. face D. present |
| _____ cleaning the yard and making up the beds for the old, we also read newspapers for them and had chats with them. |
A. Except for B. Rather than C. Apart from D. Instead of |
| It is known that water is not _____ endless resource, nor _____ that can be made once more. |
A. the; / B. an; one C. an; that D. /; one |
| The man，suspected _____ having stolen the jewels of the shop，was missing last night， although he was watched over by the police. |
A. of B. for C. about D. with |
| He was educated at the local high school, _____ he went on to Beijing University. |
A. after which B. after that C. in which D. in that |