When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely ______ a magazine.

　 A. absorbed to　　　 　 B. be absorbed in　　 C. absorbed in　　　 D. be absorbed to

In no case ______ allowed to go on.

A. should such a thing be 　 　 B. should not such a thing be

C. such a thing should not be 　 D. such a thing should be

The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune _______.

A. is made　　　　 B. would make　 C. was to be made D. had made

Insurance statistics show that most wives _____ their husbands.

A. has survived　 B. survives　 C. survive　 D. survived

—Didn’t you enjoy yourself at the party?

　 —Of course I did. As a matter of fact, I had such fun that time seemed to _______ so quickly.

　 A. go over　　 B. go out　　 C. go by　　　　 D. go through

—Jack can't concentrate on his lessons recently.

—Yes，that might why he did so badly in the last test.

A. answer for　 B. apply for　 C. account for　 D. call for

We were all surprised when he made it clear that he  ___office soon.
  A. leaves      B. would leave     C. left      D. had left

She was wearing a pair of glasses so that I hardly ___(辨認(rèn)出) her at first sight.

_______ on time, this medicine will be quite effective.

A. Taking　　　　　　　　　 B. Being taken

C. Taken　　　　　　　　　　 D. Having taken

There are ________ middle-school students taking part in the English contest.

　 A. two hundred of　　　　　 B. two hundreds

　 C. hundreds of　　　　　　 D. hundred of