I hate _______ when young people speak to the elderly in a rude way. 

A. this                         B. that                        C. it                    D. one

The number of the audience, ______ we had expected, was a thousand.

      A. whom           B. who             C. as                D. that

If the machine should ______, call this number immediately.

     A) break down    B) set out              C) put on            D) go up

--- Who do you think ___ the book here?  

--- It may be John. He was sitting here all the morning.

         A. was leaving B. leaves  C. had left         D. has left

Pack the cake in a strong box, or it might get _____ in the post.

A. splashed          B. spilt            C. crushed        D. crashed

Tom got nothing in______ for her kindness,_____ made him very sad.

A.award; as       B. reward; which       C. prize; which  D. medals; as

How can they learn anything ________ they spend all their spare time watching TV?

A. where          B. when               C. while             D. but

________ you’ve got two film tickets, you may as well invite Mary to go with you tonight.

A Now that         B After all         C Although       D As soon as

The meeting was expected to start at 9 o'clock but the manager didn't turn up ______ twenty minutes later.?

A. before           B. until            C. after         D. since

Only when their children leave home _________.

A. many parents did feel a sense of loss B. did many parents feel a sense of loss

C. did feel many parents a sense of loss D. do many parents feel a sense of loss