The survey ____ recently showed that about 1. 7 billion people all over the world watched the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games.

A. carrying out                B. carried out

C. was carrying out            D. was carried out

The old woman is sitting_____________ her daughter.

 A. near to        B. next         C. next to         D. next by

The flowers his friend gave him will die unless __________ every day.

A. watered      B. watering

C. water  D. to water

—The last one __________ pays the meal.

—Agreed!

A. arrived       B. arrives

C. to arrive     D. arriving

I hear __________ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.

A. quite a lot  B. quite a few

C. quite a bit  D. quite a little

  You can find whatever you need at the shopping centre, __________ is always busy at the weekend.

A. that    B. where

C. what   D. which

At the foot of the mountain __________.

A. a village lie       B. lies a village

C. does a village lie       D. lying a village

It was _____ opportunity to miss.

A. too good an       B. a too good

C. too a good                D. too good

____ is clear to us all, students should obey the school’s rules.

   A. As     B. What      C. Which     D. It

—Do you regret spending 500 dollars on the overcoat?

—No,I would have paid _________ if the shop owner had insisted.

A.twice as much  B.twice as many   C.much as twice D.many as twice