| After waiting for the early bus for nearly 55 minutes, he grew _____. |
A. impatient B. unattractive C. disappointing D. inaccurate |
| He was about to say something more _____ a boy rushed in, gun in hand. |
A. that B. when C. in case D. while |
| So far, several cases of a disease, _____ as bird flu, are reported to have been found in the country. |
A. knowing B. to be known C. having known D. known |
| There were no women in the committee _____ 1976, but now women are in a majority. |
A. before to B. previous to C. ago D. earlier |
| ______ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities to enjoy. |
A. Freed B. Freeing C. To free D. Having freed |
| I am rather _____ about the full mark that he got in the recent English test, because he never studies. |
A. curious B. anxious C. enthusiastic D. skeptical |
| Yesterday I read an article about the film "Mulan" who _____ herself as a man to join an all-male army. |
A. possessed B. cursed C. disguised D. removed |
| On entering the botanical garden, I noticed it _____ with _____ leaves. |
A. covering; fallen B. covered; falling C. covering; falling D. covered; fallen |
| Later in this chapter cases will be introduced to readers _____ consumer complaints have led to changes in the law. |
A. where B. when C. who D. which |
| John was cleaning the window and _____ Mary was watching TV. |
A. at the meantime B. when C. meanwhile D. while |