______about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

So curious the couple was

So curious were the couple

How curious the couple were

The couple was such curious

The exhibition           next Sunday will feature paintings created by contemporary artists.

hosted

being hosted

to be hosted

hosting

考查非谓语动词。句意：下星期举办的展览将展出当代艺术家的作品。根据句意及分析句子结构可知，此处表示将来发生的事情，应使用不定式作定语，host 与 exhibition 之间是逻辑动宾关系，应使用不定式的被动式。故选C项。

"Society" is a(n)              term;it may mean much or nothing.

autonomous

ambiguous

fragrant

fragile

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“社会”是一个模棱两可的词；它可能意味着很多，也可能没有意义。autonmous 自治的；ambiguous模棱两可的；fragrant芳香的；fragile脆弱的。结合后文it may mean much or nothing可知，空格处填ambiguous模棱两可的。故选B项。

---I'm sorry,but it's my seat.

---           I didn't know it's yours.

What if

I beg your pardon

That's all right

What for

考查交际用语。句意：---对不起，这是我的座位。---请原谅。我不知道这是你的。A. What if如果.....将会怎么样；B. I beg your pardon. 对不起，请原谅；C.That's all right没关系；D. What for为什么。根据"Idon't know it's yours."可知坐了别人的座位，请求别人原谅。故选B项。

---I think you are different now.

---Of course，times have changed and________.

so have I

so I have

neither have I

neither I have

肯定的陈述句后，跟so+主语+谓语，表示强调：确实…，其主语与前陈述句的主语相同；肯定的陈述句后，跟so+谓语+主语，表示…也…，其主语与前陈述句的主语不同．根据times have changed，可知对另一个"我"说时代也已经变了，用倒装句，本句是现在完成时，含有助动词have，主语为I，在这里还用助动词have完成，故选A．