___________ amusing stories are based on comic situations.

A. Most of       B. The majority  C. Most       D. Mostly

The audience watched her ____ performance, too ____ to say a word.

A. amazing, surprising                 B. amazed, surprised

C. amazed, surprising                 D. amazing, surprised

 These examples, once _____ to his article, will make it sound more reasonable.

A. add                  B. to add                     C. adding              D. added

China has ­­___ population than ___.

A. much larger; that of Japan               B. more; Japan

C. a far more; that of Japan                 D. a larger; Japan

___ is known to us all is that the earth is smaller than the sun.

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

--- Do you mind if Jim comes to help?

--- I really don’t know ___ a person like him can help me with.

A. what         B. that        C. how           D. if

 A: Tom likes playing the piano, but he can’t play it well.

B: ________________________.

A. So does his brother        B. Nor can his brother

C. So is his brother            D. So it is with his brother

 ___ computers are of great benefit to the development of science and technology.

A. The fact that                 B. That the fact is

C. What the fact is that      D. The fact is that

 ___ you are the first one here.

A. It seems that as if        B. It seemed that

C. It seems as if              D. It seems even though

I think ___ at the train station will surprise Aunt Kate.

A. your being           B. you are          C. you were          D. you to be