Though he had often made his little sister_____,  today he was made _____ by his little sister.

A. cry; to cry                B. crying; crying.       C. cry; cry                   D. to cry; cry

__________ that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A. So successful her business was;                    B. So successful was her business.

C. So her business was successful;                    D. So has her successful business.

As time__________, she became more and more anxious about  her son’s safety.

 A. passing.                   B. going by.              C. passed.                    D. goes by.

--How many elephants have you seen?

-- ____________.

A. No one.                   B. None.                    C. Not many ones.        D. Not many.

__________ many old people, he likes this kind of dance.

A. Instead of .              B. In spite of.             C. In common with .      D. Instead.

Last summer I took a course on _______ poisonous gases.

Three years _________ without our knowing it.

 A. went by;                 B. passes by;             C. went on ;                 D. passed on;

--Why does Mary look so unhappy?

--She has________ by her classmates.

 A. laughed;                  B. laughed at ;            C. been laughed;           D. been laughed at

Both my brothers work at the power station that _______ in 1996.

 A. has set up;              B. has been set up;      C. was set up;                D. is set up.