－ ________ that he managed to get the information?

－ Oh , a friend of his helped him．

A．Where was it

B．What was it

C．How was it

D．Why was it

________ with so much trouble , we failed to complete the task on time．

A．Faced

B．Face

C．Facing

D．To face

If it were not for the fact that she ________ sing , I would invite her to the party．

A．couldn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．can’t

D．might not

The house belongs to my aunt but she ________ here any more．

A．hasn’t lived

B．didn’t live

C．hadn’t lived

D．doesn’t live

After he retired from office , Rogers ________ painting for a while , but soon lost interest．

A．took up

B．saved up

C．kept up

D．drew up

My grandfather is as ________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day．

A．enthusiastic

B．energetic

C．talkative

D．sensitive

You may drop in or just give me a call ________ will do．

A．Either

B．Each

C．Neither

D．All

For him , ________ stage is just ________ means of making a living．

A．a , a

B．the , a

C．the , the

D．a , the

________ achievement , last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low , though not failing , grade．

A．In terms of

B．In case of

C．As a result of

D．In face of

It’s quite ________ me why such things have been allowed to happen．

A．for

B．behind

C．against

D．beyond