-Why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday?

-Nobody told me about _______ a meeting.  

A. there to be   B. there being   C. there be   D. there was

This new model of car is so expensive that it is ____ the reach of those with average incomes.  

A. over       B. within  C. beyond   D. below

 David has won the first prize in singing; he is still very excited now and feels____desire to go to bed.  

A. the most    B. more   C. worse    D. the least

_____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.  

A. So curious the couple was               B. So curious were the couple

C. How curious the couple were          D. The couple was such curious

I hear that the owner and manager of the company __the meeting next weekend.  

A. was to attend  B. were to attend     C. is to attend   D. are to attend

 He ____ a soldier for three years. Now, he works with ABC Company.  

A. was       B. will have been  C. would be   D. has been

Listening to others’ opinions has probably sharpened our understanding of the program___.  

A. in store    B. in return     C. in public     D. in general

It is the prevention of disease ____ the successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.  

A. less than              B. rather than           C. more than          D. better than

Mr Smith is coming to Beijing next Sunday. By the time he arrives, we ____ here for 10 days.  

A.have been staying  B. have stayed  C. shall stay  D. will have stayed.  

The seller would sell the jacket for seventy dollars, but the customer__ only half the price.  

A. asked       B. charged        C. offered      D. bought.