When _____ with prices of goods, the quality of the goods has to be taken into consideration.

A. compared B. comparing

C. to compare D. being compared

We were delayed at the airport. Otherwise, we_______ here by lunch time.

A. must be B. must have been

C. would be D. would have been

____once a year by fire officials, whether a school is large of small, is a regulation that must be carried out in this country.

A. Inspected B. Being inspected

C. Inspecting D. Having been inspected

_____he misunderstood my position on the problem was obvious from his comments.

A. Which B. Where C. That D. What

______we cannot close the gulf between us, we can try to bridge it so that we may be able to talk across it.

A. Unless B. As C. While D. If

Last night, Bob made a call to me, ______sorry for his absence from my wedding ceremony.

A say B. saying

C. said D. to have said

_______for the villagers that he gave away all his money and belongings.

A.So the traveler was grateful

B. So grateful the traveler was

C.So grateful was the traveler

D.Grateful was the traveler so

It was MaYun’s persistence and innovation ______contributes to the success in his career.

A. which B. what C. who D. that

The company invested 80 percent of the money in training the staff, the rest of which ____saved for other purposes.

A. is B. are

C. was D. were

Mary _______as a secretary in this company for twenty years and now she stays at home taking care of her own garden.

A. has served B. had served

C. is serving D. served