The wire was found broken. And ______, there happened to be no one getting near.
A. therefore B. however
C. otherwise D. fortunately
The person in charge of the meeting asked the people present to sit ______ together and listen _______.
A. closely; close B. close; closely
C. close; close D. closely; closely
In our company, only a few are for the decision, but the rest ______ all against it.
A. are B. being C. has been D. Is
The old black woman used to tell stories under the tall tree, with her grandchildren ____ around and ______ attentively.
A. seating; listening B. seated; listened
C. seating; listened D. seated; listening
At a rough estimate, our new campus is ____________ the one at present.
A. twenty times the size as
B. twenty times the size of
C. twenty times as the size of
D. the size twenty times of
___________ many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.
A. Though he had been told B. Having been told
C. Having told D. He had been told
