1. Poe and Hawthorne ______ in the development of the short story as a distinctive American genre.

　　A. and both leaders were B. both were leaders

　　C. were both leaders D. who were leaders

　　2. My parents ______ in this evening.

　　A. are both B. all are C. both are D. are all

　　3. ______ are very clever.

　　A. Both them B. Both of them

　　C. The both boys D. Both of boys

　　4 Catherine had spent ______ mowing the lawn.

　　A. the whole day B. all during the day

　　C. altogether a day D. entirely a day

　　5. ______ the girls came on the trip.

　　A. Neither B. Nobody of

　　C. None of D. No one of