She complained that she________ him for more than twenty years and she still didn’t know what went on inside his head.
A.had been married to B.had been married
C.had married with D.had married
They either sat there________ or stood ________ to the ground, ________at the tree covered with hundreds of ribbons, which looked like a banner of welcome ________ in the wind.
A.stunning … rooting … starting … billowing
B.stunned … rooted … stared … billowed
C.stunning … rooting … stared … billowed
D.stunned … rooted … staring … billowing
When the candidates came in, the interviewer made a ________ to them to take their seats at the desk. Which of the following is IMPROPER?
A.motion B.hint
C.sign D.signal
It seems that houses________ like mushrooms almost in the night during the housing boom. Which of the following is IMPROPER?
A.pop up B.spring up
C.shoot up D.stick up
Though a man may also feel like screaming as a woman________ in a crisis, he has a little bit more self-control than a woman and that makes the difference.
A.having B.has
C.doing D.does
It is not how much you read but ________ you read ________ really counts
A.that… what B.what… that
C.that… that D.what… what
