__________ the students who have taken part in the sports game is unknown.

A. A great number of B. A great deal of

C. A large number of D. The number of

Believe it or not, crying is a way you can imagine ______ pressure.

A. relieving B. to relieve

C. relieved D. relieve

The news that volunteer workers will go to homes for the aged ______now.

A. is being talked about B. are being talked about

C. is being talked D. are being talked

He has lived ________ in a(an) _________ village since his wife died.

A. alone, alone B. lonely, lonely

C. alone, lonely D. lonely, alone

_______ you have got an MA degree, you are qualified for a PhD program.

A. Though B. Because

C. Since D. While

Tom, I can’t see the notice clearly. May I _______ the seat ________ you?

A. exchange …with B. exchange …for

C. offer…to D. offer…for

On hearing the ________ result, all the students of Class Two couldn’t help _______.

A. satisfied; to jump B. satisfactory; to jump

C. satisfied; jumping D. satisfactory; jumping

Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. has considered B. is going to consider

C. considered D. has been considering

By the end of this month, we surely _________ a good solution to the problem.

A. have found B. will been found

C. will be found D. are finding

Tom was about to close the windows ______ his attention was caught by a bird.

A. if B. when C. and D. till