If you stand ________, you must ________ bear it in mind that you must keep your promise．

A．firm; firmly

B．firm; firm

C．firmly; firmly

D．firmly; firm

He became a good player ________ in college．

A．when

B．because

C．as soon as

D．even though

It seemed that all my hope was ________ as nobody was willing to help me．

A．gone

B．to go

C．going

D．go

E-mail, as well as telephone, ________ an important part in daily communication．

A．is playing

B．have played

C．are playing

D．play

Did medicine have a good ________ her?

A．affect

B．effect

C．effect on

D．effect to

From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him, but he kept ________ for ten minutes．

A．to work

B．to working

C．working

D．on work

Some sentences in your book ________．

A．makes no sense

B．doesn't understand

C．is not understood

D．make senses

The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather ________ the helplessness of the crew on the ship．

A．added to

B．resulted from

C．made up

D．made out

They ________ the train until it disappeared in the distance．

A．saw

B．watched

C．noticed

D．observed

－It's ________ to rain．

－Let's get the work ________ before the rain comes．

A．likely; done

B．possible; finishing

C．probable; to be done

D．probably; to finish