_____ his head high, the manager walked into the room to attend the meeting ______ then.

  A. Holding; being held    B. Held; holding    C. Having held; held   D. Held; to be held

 To a high school student, going to university means a new leaf. ______ before him and being independent is the starting point.

  A. to be turned    B. being turned     C. to have been turned    D. turned

 The limits of a person’s intelligence, generally speaking, are decided at birth, but ______ he reaches these limits will depend on his environment.

A. where                          B. that                          C. why                  D. whether

 What surprised me most was that there appeared a ____ look on her face on hearing the unexpected news.

A. worrying         B. worried        C. worry       D. worries

 The film “Let the Bullets Fly” ______ a great success and ______ a large profit to the cinema.

A. appreciated; took up                        B. won; accounted for

C. enjoyed; brought in                             D. seized; cut down

 The retired workers in Shanghai will have their social security payments ________ 30 per cent before New Year’s Day.      

A. raised                 B. raising             C. having been raised    D. to be raised

 I was fortunate to pick up a wallet ______ on the ground, but unfortunately for me I found my color TV set _______ when I got home.

  A. laying; stealing    B. lying; stolen     C. lay; stolen       D. lying; stealing

 The captain stood on board, ________ her face and arms _______ in the sun.

A. to leave; burnt   B. to leave; burning    C. leaving; burnt    D. leaving; burning

 As for our seniors in West Lake high school, we have reached a point in our life ______ we are supposed to make decisions of our own.

A. which                        B.  what           C. where                  D. that

 The father has been ____ for many years in order that his only son can be ____ with higher education.

A. fighting; served                       B. struggling; equipped 

C. working; offered                      D. laboring; received