Children are fed up with their studies because they are _______ to do far better than they can.
 A. hoped       B. promised
C. expected      D. suggested

He is so impolite. How can you _________（辯護(hù)）such behavior?

Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper _____ is closely.
  A. followed      B. to follow      C. following       D. be followed.

The truth, Sir, is that the old man____ across the street when my car hit him.

A. was to walk　 B. had been walking　　 C. walked　　　 D. was walking

— Flight 551 for Dalas ______. I must be off now.

— Have a pleasant trip then.

A. is being announced　 B. has announced　 C. was announcing 　D. had been announced

It is said that the early European playing-cards 　　　　 for entertainment and education.

A. were being designed　　　　　　　　　 B. have designed

C. have been designed　　　　　　　　　　 D. were designed

Air, ________ water, is needed to make plants grow.

　 A. rather than　　　 B. except for　　 C. as far as　　　 D. as well as

— Remember the first time we met, Jim?
   — Of course I do. You ＿＿ in the library.
A. were reading          B. had read              C. have read           D. read

You’d better have your room ______. It’s ________.

　 A. clean, in mess B. cleaned, a mess C. cleaned, in mess D. clean, in a mess

The Cleveland Cavaliers ____ the Los Angeles Lakers 108-89 in the NBA on Sunday.

A、hit B、hitted C、beat　 D、beated