“Does anybody know the definition of Nerd?”        the host seated in the front.

A．asked            B．asking            C．ask              D．to ask

Every passenger boarding the Titanic        filled with confidence that the ship was unsinkable.

A．was              B．had been          C．has been          D．is

Though        of taking too many risks, the climber continued his challenge.

A．was accused       B．accusing          C．accused           D．to be accused

The village official sponsored the 7-year-old orphan        out of his awkward situation.

A．getting           B．got               C．to get            D．having got

Mo Yan, many of        works were based on his experience in his birth place, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2012.

A．who             B．whom            C．whose            D．his

Since it will take years to know the effect of genetically modified food, it’s more sensible to give it a second thought before we eat it,        it?

A．isn’t            B．is                C．won’t           D．will

Even though she        much, the woman multimillionaire insists on working as a street cleanser to set her children a good example.

A．doesn’t pay      B．isn’t paid         C．hasn’t paid       D．hasn’t been paid

It can never be denied that        with a big family results in his quitting school.

A．having burdened    B．being burdened     C．to burden         D．burdening

They have promised the money collected        be handed to the charity house.

A．can              B．must             C．will              D．shall

There is        as good as the taste of a fresh apple, especially in the fall.

A．nothing           B．everything         C．something         D．none