The doctors did all they ________ the drowning boy.
         
                         A.could to save    
       
                         B.can save    
       
                         C.could save    
       
                         D.can to save    
      
 
She suggested a skilled worker ________ to get the machine ________.
         
                         A.send for; repair    
       
                         B.sending for; repairing    
       
                         C.sending for; repairing    
       
                         D.be sent for; repaired    
      
 
Many people are still in ________ habit of writing silly things in________ public places.
         
                         A./;the    
       
                         B.the;/    
       
                         C.the; the    
       
                         D./;/    
      
 
Tony is a quiet boy and he is accustomed ________ at meals, which is always appreciated.
         
                         A.not to talk    
       
                         B.to not talk    
       
                         C.to not talking    
       
                         D.not to talking    
      
 
Although the working mother is very busy, she still ________a lot of time to her children.
         
                         A.spends    
       
                         B.devotes    
       
                         C.offers    
       
                         D.provides    
      
 
As of Friday,the money ________ totaled more than 8.5 million yuan (﹩1.38 million)for China-Dolls Center for Rare Disorders, a non-commercial organization.
         
                         A.having been raised    
       
                         B.raising    
       
                         C.raised    
       
                         D.was raised    
      
 
Though ________he said was of little help to me, I thanked him all the same.
         
                         A.what    
       
                         B.which    
       
                         C.that    
       
                         D.who    
      
 
Don't let such an unimportant matter as this come between us ________ we can concentrate on the major issue.
         
                         A.so that    
       
                         B.in case    
       
                         C.because    
       
                         D.on condition that    
      
 
Clearly there is much to be desired ________ it comes to the quality of teachers and their teaching methods.
         
                         A.when    
       
                         B.since    
       
                         C.until    
       
                         D.although    
      
 
I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy a new iPad, ________.
         
                         A.how much does it cost    
       
                         B.however much it costs    
       
                         C.no matter how it costs    
       
                         D.however does it cost much