Much to the couple’s comfort, their income is now double ______ it was five years ago.

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

It is required that the students ______ mobile phones in our school, so seldom ______ them using one.

A. can’t use; will you see             B. not use; will you see   

C. mustn’t use; will you see          D. shouldn’t use; you will see

The foreign teacher Mr. Halt has a strange way of writing. Here’s a notice from him, but no clear ______ of what he has written can be made at all.

    A. explanation  B. meaning          C. idea             D. sense

When I opened the door, I found my father ______ in his chair, completely ______ in a magazine.

    A. seated; absorbed    B. seating; gathered    

C. sat; losing          D. sitting; concentrated

I feel it is you rather than the girl who ______ for being late for the speech.

A．is to blame      B．are to blame     C．is to be blamed  D．are to be blamed

I would rather you ______ me the truth; then what has happened would not have happened.

A. to tell          B. tell                 C. told             D. had told

The book, which ______ children, became popular with adults.

A. was planned for   B. was meant by   C. was intended for  D. was designed by

Measures have to be taken to teach young people how to ______ themselves both in family and in school. They don’t know the basic manners.

    A. do           B. perform          C. behave               D. work

He was charged with ______ robbery and now is being questioned in relation to it.

   A. advised           B. attended         C. admitted         D. attempted

She went to the supermarket and ______ what she needed, she returned home, light-hearted.

A. bought       B. having bought        C. buying   D. to have bought