― “Dear Frank, when will our wedding be?”

― “Ah, when? God knows.” He said, and ________ away from her, walked rapidly away.

A. turning                     B. turned                     C. turn                      D. to turn

Silk from China found its way to India, the Middle East and Rome, ________ spices and glass, which was not known to China.

A. in charge of                 B. in exchange for        C. in terms of               D. in addition to

________ along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.

A. Driving                      B. I was driving            C. When I was driving   D. Having driven

Whether ways will be found to help China ________ the current world financial crisis is just ________ worries the public.

A. prevent; what               B. survive; what            C. keep; how                D. quit ;that

---Did they tell you the final decision of the committee?

---No, they didn’t, but I think I ought to ________.

A. /                                 B. be                          C. have                       D. have been

--- The singer together with her band ________ invited to the concert. Did you enjoy that part?

--- No, no sooner ________ than they sang their top hit Another Way to Die.

A. was; I had left              B. were; I have gone      C. was; had I left          D. were; did I leave

It’s the same in China --- many people, ________ some are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, ________ are often dangerous.

A. whose; which              B. of which; who          C. of whom; which       D. who; that

Experts have found that the disease will lead to a greater increase in the number of sufferers unless ______ seriously when the symptom first appears.

A. treated                         B. having treated           C. be treated                 D. to be treated

― Well, Ratty. Did your manager believe your reason for your being late yesterday?

― No. ________ I tried to account for that, he just wouldn’t listen to me.

A. Whatever                     B. Now that                 C. No matter                D. However

The TV series “The Gate of the Sea”, which is adapted from a popular novel, ________ in Taizhou in the early 1980s.

A. was set                        B. is set                       C. has been set             D. had been set