.He was about to leave ______the telephone rang; ______was from his mother.

A. when; that   B. before; which   C. when; it   D. before; this

– Is this the newspaper __________?

---Yes, it is.

A. of yesterday    B. yesterday’s   C. for yesterday    D. to yesterday

The advertisement ____ always ____ people’s attention.

A. in big print; pays          B. in big print; draws

C. with big print; pays        D. with big print; catches

The boy _____ he took notes.

A. listened with attention             B. listening attentively while

C. listened attentively before          D. listening with attention

 ________cash crops will be produced next year is not yet decided.

A. It    B. What    . C. That    D. Which

 Tomato, which used to be called “love-apple”, is not ____but ______.

A. fruit; vegetable   B. fruit; a vegetable   C. a fruit; a vegetable   D. a fruit; vegetables

 _______, you can stay the whole summer.

A. Whoever it concerned       B. As far as I’m concerned

C. As you are concerned       D. Concerning you and me

 We _______ at the house as we _______ of buying it.

A. looked; were thinking           B. looked; had thought

C. were looking; thought           D. were looking; were thinking

 Meeting _________, managers left the room one by one.

A. finishing    B. being finished   C. having finished   D. finished

  The population of the country is 3 million, _____ Kooris.

A. 1 % of which were made up of    B. 1 % of it were Kooris

C. and 1 % of which were made up of  D. 1 % of them were