---I’ll be glad to be of any help．

[　　]

A. having troubled 　 　B. to have to trouble

C. to have troubled 　　D. having to trouble

---All right． We have several new models ______．

[　　]

A. of your choice

B. for you to choose

C. for your choosing

D. for you to choose from

---Please ______ a minute． I’ll try to connect you．

[　　]

A. hold up 　　B. hold out

C. hold on 　　D. hold in

[　　]

A. mustn’t 　　 B. shouldn’t

C. wouldn’t 　　D. couldn’t

Having visited the Palace Museum, Mr Boyd said that he had never been to a palace that interested his ______．

[　　]

A. most　　　 B. more

C. much 　　　D. too much

Braille is a system of writing that uses raised dashes and dots which can be ______ by the fingers of a blind person．

[    ]

A. touched　　 B. felt

C. pointed 　　D. read

Harold’s Snack Bar enjoyed good business, and ______ daily sale added up to as much as ￡ 1,000．

[　　]

A. his    B. it’s　　C. its 　　D. a

The house ______ is beautiful, but the surroundings are rather unpleasant．

[　　]

A. by itself　 　 B. itself

C. for itself 　　D. of itself

The work ______ the revised edition of the dictionary was under way．

[　　]

A. at 　　B. of　　C. on 　　D. about

He never admitted that his life was ______．

[　　]

A. failed　　  B. failure

C. a failure   D. failing