The number of people invited to the party ____ fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.
A．were; was B．was; was C．was; were D．were; were
How happy we are! The holiday we have been looking forward ________at last.
A．to has come B．to have come C．to having come D．has come
The Moonstone was ________in a real story which ________in England in the 1790s.
A．set; taking place B．setting; take place
C．set; had taken place D．set; took place
It was my fault. I ________you about the meeting earlier.
A．should tell B．should have told
C．had to tell D．would have told
It was in 2005 when I was here on business ________I found Chengdu so comfortable for people to live in.
A．when B．before C．that D．which
The chairman asked me to ________the report, because he didn't want to speak for too long at this meeting.
A．cut out B． cut in C．cut off D．cut down
