The ability________an idea is as important as the idea itself.

A．expressing  B．expressed

C．to express  D．to be expressed

He________an engineer by an oil company in the Middle East.

A．was employed as  B．employed as

C．was employed for  D．employed

Would you like________at the counter or would you prefer a table?

A．sitting  B．sit  C．to sit  D．sat

I would like________to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a report.

A．to go  B．to have gone 

C．going  D．having gone

Have you got________books for the train journey?

A．a good number  B．a great deal of

C．a good many of  D．a good many

This is the way________I have thought of to solve the problem.

A．how  B．that  C．in which  D．in that

A  government，which  is  responsible  for  society，must________to its people how important the method is to prevent AIDS.

A．get through  B．get on 

C．get over  D．get across

His mother had thought that it would be good for his character to________from home and earn some money on his own.

A．run away  B．take away  C．run away  D．get away

We live in an age________many things are done on computer.

A．which  B．that  C．whose  D．when

I have offered to paint the house________a week's accommodation.

A．in exchange for  B．with regard to

C. by means of  D．in place of