With all the money he kept ________, he had to find another job．

A．using up

B．used up

C．having used up

D．being used up

－Does he still play for Manchester United?

－________．It’s weeks since he received training practice and played for that team．

A．Yes, he does

B．No, he doesn’t

C．Yes, sometimes

D．No, often

No progress was made in the trade talk as neither side would accept the conditions of ________．

A．others

B．another

C．either

D．the other

As is known to us all, failure usually ________ laziness while diligence can ________ success．

A．results from, lie in

B．results in, result from

C．leads to, lie in

D．results from, result in

If there were no examinations, we should have ________ at school．

A．the happiest time

B．a more happier time

C．much happiest time

D．a much happier time

A sheep ________ on this kind of special grass usually grows much faster than ________ on ordinary．

A．feeds, the one

B．feeding, one

C．fed, that

D．feeding, it

－Mother will come tomorrow．

－Oh, I ________ that she ________ today．

A．had thought; would come

B．thought; was coming

C．thought; will come

D．think; will come

Beethoven wrote nine symphonies in his life, most of them ________ after he had lost his hearing．

A．were writing

B．were written

C．writing

D．written

The resources on geography can be ________ in the State Library．

A．acquired

B．required

C．inquired

D．requested

________ for my illness, I would have lent him a helping hand．

A．Not being

B．Had it not been

C．Without being

D．Not having been