The first textbooks written for teaching English as a foreign language ________ in the 16th century.

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A. came about

B. came out

C. came along

D. came up

--Tom is looking for a job. --How long ________ he ________ for a job?

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A. has; been looking

B. was; looking

C. does; look

D. has; looked

The book, written in such fine letters, is difficult ________.

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A. to be read

B. for being read

C. to read

D. for reading

When you go outing with your sister, you must see to ________ that they are safe.

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It is the ability to do the job ________ matters not where you come from or what you are.

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This couple have strange hobbits. He'd like to sleep with the lamp ________ at night and his wife with the window ________.

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A．burning; wide open

B．burnt; widely opened

C．burnt; wide open

D．burning; widely open

Who is the next ________ at the meeting?

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This old woman has two daughters, ________ serves as a teacher of Russian.

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A．the younger of them

B．the youngest of them

C．the younger of whom

D．the youngest of which

A few people were killed in the fire, but ________ were saved.

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Water enters into a great variety of chemical reactions, ________ have been mentioned in previous pages.

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A．a few of it

B．a few of them

C．a few of that

D．a few of which