As a husband he was __________ failure, so their marriage ended in _________ failure.

A. /; / B. /; a

C. a; a D. a; /

Only after Mary read her composition the second time ________ the spelling mistake.

A. did she notice B. she noticed

C. does she notice D. she has noticed

From the teacher’s _________ look, we could see that he hadn’t expected that we could raise such a _______ question to him.

A. confused; confused B. confusing; confused

C. confusing; confusing D. confused; confusing

There is still so much to discuss. ________, we shall return to this topic in tomorrow’s class.

A. Instead B. However

C. Therefore D. Otherwise

The new stadium being built in our city for the next Asian Games will be _____ the old one.

A. as big as twice B. twice as big as

C. as bigger as twice D. twice as bigger as

— Did you regret ___________ to your mother in a rude manner this morning?

— Yes, I’ll apologize to her the moment she comes back.

A. to speak B. speaking

C. to speaking D. spoken

The new invention made ____________ possible for a blind man to read.

A. this B. that C. it D. what

Since then, finding ways to grow more peanuts _________ his life goal.

A. has been B. were

C. was D. have been

The little girl walks as if she _________ an old woman.

A. is B. has been

C. was D. were

The leader, together with some English teachers, _______ a chance to go abroad last year.

A. were given B. was given

C. has been given D. have been given