All of the guests         by 9 o’clock , but the host        until 15 minutes later .

A．arrived ; didn’t turn up                               B．had arrived ; didn’t turn up

C．arrived ; hadn’t turned up                           D．had arrived; hadn’t turned up

There was a sudden burst of light          a terrible noise.

A．following                  B．to follow             C．followed             D．followed by

)Exciting as its special effects are ______, there is too much violence in the film.

       A. to watch           B. to be watched    C. watching                  D. being watched

I heard you have         vacant position for a secretary. I’ve come to apply for        job.

A．the; a                  B．a; the                  C．/; a                     D．a; /

The price of cell phones_______ recently.

A. has been raised         B. has been risen 

C. has been fallen behind  D.has been broken down

Is ____ dangerous to swim in the river alone?

A.it      B.this      C.that     D.he

Actually，information technology can_____the gap between the poor and the rich because all can get what they want at the same time．

  A．break    B．1ink    C．bridge D．combine

I’m sorry you’ve been waiting for us so long，but it’s  still be some time     the meeting starts.

  A before    B since    C till    D after

The number of people invited ______ fifty, but a number of them _____ absent for different

reasons.

A. were, was    B. was, was    C. was, were    D. were, were

About ____ of the teachers in our school ____ young people under thirty.

       A.two-five, are     B.second-fifth, is    C.two-fifths, are  D.two-fifth, is