seemed to be no possibility for him to turn up at the meeting.

    A. It           B. He           C. There            D. This

 No decision          about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed. 

    A. will be made     B. is made      C. is being made        D. has been made

 unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.

    A. Before           B. Where            C. Unless           D. Until

 This is the first time we          a film in the cinema together as a family.

    A. see              B. had seen         C. saw          D. have seen

 We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all         .

    A. given away           B. kept away            C. taken up     D. used up

 — John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.

   — Oh,         !

    A. cheer up         B. well done            C. go ahead         D. congratulations

 When we visited my old family house, memory came          back.

    A. flooding         B. to flood     C. flood            D. flooded

 The plastic bottle,          top cut off, is used to grow a flower in.

    A. whose            B. of which         C. its          D. which

 Had it not been for the fact that she was          with her work, she would have attended the concert

    A. occupied         B. absorbed             C. devoted        D. concentrated

 In this school, most students prefer taking pains in their studies to          with a better education.

    A. equip            B. be equipped      C. equipping        D. being equipped