I _____ my son _____ a doctor, but he wasn’t good enough at science.

  A. hoped; became             B. hoped; could become

  C. had hoped; would become

  D. had hoped; would have become

There is an increase of 16% in the consumption of tobacco_____ the previous year.

A. over B. than C. to D. then

"Will you be able to finish the job this week?"    " ___ ."

　A. I can't say it                B. I don't know that

   C. I'm not sure this             D. I don't expect so

This robot is supposed to save a lot of labor, but it remains a problem if it ______.

   A. is B. saves C. does D. has

 It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.

A. was; since   B. is; that   C. will be; when   D. was; before

Secondary and higher education _____ available to all high school graduates in this country so far.

A. have made B. were made themselves C. have been made D. were made it

We need a more capable leader, ______ with strong will and as well as good humour.

     A. who B. that C. one   D. which

A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS,  ________were surprising.

A. as results   B. which results  

C. the results of it       D. the results of which

There ____ a table, four chairs, three bikes in the courtyard, in the  middle of which ____ two tall trees with great shade.

A. are; is           B. is; are                     C. has; have     D. have; has

You’d better not phone the manager between 7 and 8 tomorrow evening; he ________ an important meeting then.

A. will have       B. would have  C. will be having    D. will have had