The car burns more fuel, but ________ all things into consideration, it’s still a good car．

taken

having taken

taking

to take

The air has leaked out of this football．Could you get it ________ up?

blow

blowing

blown

to blow

When last ________ valuable, those books enjoyed great success．

finding

found

being found

to be found

It was foolish of him to ________ his notes during that important test, and as a result, he got punished．

stick to

refer to

keep to

point to

Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to ________ a scientific theory．

confirm

confine

conform

conceive

There is a 20 minutes parking ________ here, so we must get back to the car very quickly．

freedom

limit

allowance

prohibition

You can improve your spoken English by ________．

practising in speaking

practising to speak

practising speaking

practise to speak

It’s a good habit to practise ________ English aloud in the morning．

to read

reading

in reading

to be reading

How ________ did you ________ cleaning your classroom that afternoon?

often; cost

much; pay

long; spend

soon; take

Some passengers complain that it usually ________ so long to fill in travel insurance documents．

costs

takes

spends

spares