The discussion ____ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.

A. was coming              B. had come        C. has come          D. came

The Wilsons live in _____ A-shaped house near the coast. It is _____ 17^th century cottage.

A. the , /              B. an, the             C. /, the               D. an, a

The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. _____ most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.

A. At last       B. In fact       C. In a word       D. As a result

A modern city has been set up in       was a wasteland ten years ago .

A. what           B. which          C. that           D. where

Don’t leave the water       while you brush your teeth .

A. run            B. running             C. being run        D. to run

It was not a serious illness , and she soon       it .

A. got over        B. got on with    C. got around     D. got out of

It was evening       we reached the little town of Winchester .

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

― Who is the girl standing over there ?

― Well , if you       know , her name is Mabel .

A. may            B. can            C. must           D. shall

It is easy to do the repair ,       you need is a hammer and some nails .

A. Something          B. All            C. Both           D. Everything

I got the story from Tom and       people who had worked with him .

A. every other     B. many others      C. some other        D. other than