After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it _____.

A. was decorated                                        B. had decorated

C. had been decorating                                 D. was being decorated  

 Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he ____something instead of just talking.

    A.  will do             B.  has done                C. do                   D. did   

 Clothing made of man-made fibers has certain advantages over _____ made of natural fibers like cotton, wool or silk.

   A. the ones            B. one                        C. that                D. what 

 At the meeting they discussed three different ____ to the study of English grammar.

   A. approaches       B. means                    C. methods          D. ways 

 He pretended _____ an important paper when the boss entered.

   A. to read              B. to be reading           C. to have read   D. to have been reading 

 On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems _____ paid special attention to.

A. referred to being        B. referred to be           C. refer to being    D. refer to be  

 Although some people expressed their disagreement at the meeting, most of them were _____ the reform.

   A. in need of         B. in memory of          C. in favour of     D. in honour of

 Studies have shown that children grow and develop quite normally on a diet ___ plenty of bread and vegetables with small amounts of milk and meat.

   A. is consisted of          B. consists of             C. consisted of   D. consisting of

 ____ in a key university is almost every high school student’s wish.

   A. Educating         B. To educate              C. Educated                D. Being educated 

 _____ you keep on trying, I really don’t mind whether you can come up top in your class.

   A. As long as        B. Even though          C. As soon as      D. The moment