He has been talented at designing and creating things ________ he was young.

A. when           B. before              C. since            D. while

After the snowstorm, mailboxes in the community were covered by snow, or _______, or lying on the ground.

A. breaking         B. being broken         C. having broken     D. broken

Much of life today _____ the manners of everyday getting along: queuing, answering the phone, keeping promises, remembering birthdays.

 A. is               B. are                 C. was              D. were

______ the blind wandering through the traffic, motorists would have to step on their brakes at once.

A. Seeing           B. Having seen         C.  Seen            D. To have seen

The interviewee has no inner shame to show his edge over others. _______ the outer fear.

A. As he has        B. So had he

C. Nor did he have     D. Neither does he have

Successful people are always intelligent. They can discover______ others easily ignore.

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

It is getting colder. I hope the sudden change of climate _____ you.

A. don’t upset       B. didn’t upset        C. hasn’t upset     D. won’t upset

I know it’s normal for such a thing to happen, but we _____ it if we’d been more careful.

A. need have avoided    B. could have avoided

C. will have avoided     D. had avoided

--- _____ the change of the schedule ______?

--- Oh, God! I forgot all about it. I’ll do it right now.

A. Has, been announced  B. Was, announced

C. Has, announced D. Had, been announced

Cancer claimed the life of Steve Jobs at the age of 56, _____ spirit will live on forever in Apple.

A. who             B. whose              C. which               D. that