There___________ a number of reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire.
A.are said to have been
B.said to be
C.are said being
D.was said being

A: Shall we go out tomorrow night?
B: ___________.
A.I’m sorry I can’t, I’m busy.
B.Of course you can come.
C.Yes, I am going out now.
D.No, thanks to you.

When we landed, ___________ on the plane for 18 hours!
A.we are
B.we’ve been
C.we were
D.we’d been

___________ of the students did well in the test.
A.Only a few
B.Much
C.Little
D.Only a little

Even___________I work all night, I won’t finish.
A.although
B.if
C.so
D.when

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.It’s not good for a bright child to find out that he performs worst in a mixed-ability class.
B.Development of pupils as individuals is not the aim of group work.
C.Pupils cannot develop in the best way if they are streamed into classes of different intellectual abilities.
D.There is no fixed method in teaching pupils to develop themselves to the full.

In the passage, the author’s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ______.

A.questioning
B.approving
C.critical
D.objective

Why do we tend to think the forest as permanent?
A.Because it is renewed each season.
B.Because it is an essential part of our life.
C.Because our lives are comparatively short.
D.Because the trees are so tall.

What has sometimes caused plants to die out in the past?
A.Variations in climate.
B.The introduction of new types of plants.
C.The absence of wooded land.
D.Interference from the foresters.

The peasant’s wife , who have been married for four times, has just had her third baby.
A.who
B.have been
C.times
D.third baby