问几道外语问题.Everyone except Tom and John...详情请进

Everyone except Tom and John__c_there when the meeting began.
A.are B.is C.was D. were我是这样考虑的.除了Tom和John之外,
It is better to teach a man fishing than_a__him fish.
A. to give B. giving C.to find D.finding 我的想法:than后面的那个词组肯定应该跟前面的词组成份一样(即to teach a man fishing.)所以应该选A,请尽快给我答案.
Kate是个男子名还是女子名? 女名
The letter is___b_in French.I can't read it.
A. writing B.written C.wrote D.writes到底是A还是B呢?
She likes her work,_c_she likes children.
A.because B.since C.for D.though我认为应该选C.因为在because前面不应该加逗号吧...可能是其他原因.请尽快答复.
The library____a__at 5 o'clock every day
A.closes B. is closed C.is closing D.will be closed 我认为应该选B,虽然说A在语法上是合理的,但图书馆不会自动关起来.用被动语态较好.但我想B中的is closed是否也表示存在的状态呢?如果是这样,那么B就不大号了,所以请赶快答复.

1.A
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.A

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a
b
c
a
kate 通常用作女

1. C except Tom and John作状语
2.A to do ... to do..是平行结构
3.B write过去分词
4.D. 当今社会的男主外，女主内的家庭框架还保留着，
但是新时代的女性