12. “Bill, keep the things _______________ here secret, will you?” said the manager after the meeting.

A) discussed  B) being discussed  C) to be discussed  D) having been discussed

9. At last the discussion came ______ a conclusion that this composition was far from ________.

  A) drawing, being satisfied            B) to drawing, being satisfying

  C) to draw, satisfaction               D) and drew, satisfactory

8. To be frank, I'd rather you _____ in the case.

A) will not be involved              B) not involved

C) not to be involved                D) were not involved

20. I washed my hands and ________ supper while Mother was ________ supper in the kitchen.

A) prepared for; preparing                  B) prepared; preparing for

C) was prepared for; preparing               D) was prepared; preparing for

E) prepared for; being prepared               F) prepared; being prepared for

G) was prepared for; being prepared           H) was prepared; being prepared for

�4. When she was a child, Linda ________ her mother ________ her a story.

  A) was always worrying, telling          C) always worried, telling

  C) was always worrying, to tell           D) always worried, to tell

 The front page was full of the reports given by the reporters ________ the scene of the road accident

  A) in              B) on              C) at                   D) of

 Tom and John are going swimming with ________ boys this afternoon

  A) little two other    B) two other little  C) two little other  D) little other two

 The volunteers of EXPO are ________ young people between age of  and

  A) most of         B) most          C) mostly           D) at most

 I cannot see clearly ________ number of the car among ________ number of cars

  A) the… the        B) a… a            C) the… a        D) a… The

 Some people will not know ________ value of ________ friendship until they lose it

  A) /… /            B) /… the          C) the… /         D) the… The