The capital was seized after a fierce battle and fell into ________．

A．ruins

B．ruin

C．damage

D．destruction

________ is known to all, success lies in hard work．

A．It

B．As

C．That

D．Which

They ________ their daughter's ability to speak four languages．

A．are proud of

B．take pride in

C．pride themselves upon

D．all the above

She has been sent ________ the football match which is being held．

A．to see

B．to play

C．to cover

D．to find

The church is situated one or two miles ________ of the village．

A．in the west

B．on the west

C．to the west

D．to west

As he thought his son was ________ young ________ do the job, he decided to do it himself．

A．so; as to

B．too; to

C．not; to

D．so; that

They held the meeting ________ those who had devoted their lives to the country．

A．in honour to

B．in an honour to

C．in honour of

D．for honour of

Instead of bursting into ________, she burst out ________ at the news．

A．team; singing

B．crying; singing

C．crying; songs

D．tears; songs

The boy seems ________ a lot of books, for he knows so much．

A．that he has read

B．to read

C．has read

D．to have read

We had a boring meeting last night, which ________ for 4 hours．

A．was lasted

B．had lasted

C．had been lasted

D．lasted