He hurried to the booking office only______that all the tickets had been sold out.

A.to be told                         B.to tell

C.told                                 D.telling

Happy birthday,Alice!So you have______twenty-one already!

A.become             B.turned                      C.grown                D.passed

—You look very tired. ______at all last night?

—No,not really.I’m tired out now.

A.Do you sleep                                  B.Did you sleep

C.Were you sleeping                           D.Had you slept

What we used to think______impossible now does seem possible.

A.is                      B.was                    C.has been             D.will be

You______ get the book on condition that you give it back to me in time.

A.should                      B.must

C.ought to                           D.shall

—Why do you look so upset?

—There are so many troublesome problems______.

A.remaining to settle                          B.remained settled

C.remaining to be settled                    D.remained to be settled

Many children have formed the habit of reading but______notes meanwhile.

A.not take                           B.not to take

C.not taking                         D.not to taking

Every year,many farmers go off to the coastal cities, ______more money there.

A.in order to make                      B.in hopes of making

C.hoping to make                        D.so as to make

I really appreciate ______a great effort to come to help us with the problem.

A.your making                            B.you to make

C.you to make                                   D.your being made

We should_______ what we can afford for tomorrow’s picnic in spite of our poor living conditions.

  A. contribute    B. provide     C. supply    D. donate