Some students kept ________ playing computer games the whole time, which resulted ________ their failure in the exam．

A．up; from

B．on; from

C．up; in

D．on; in

－Alice, shall I use your blue ink?

－________ is a pity that it ________．I'll get some．

A．It; has run out

B．It; has been run out

C．That; has been used up

D．That; has run out

－Why are you making so much noise?

－I just can't help ________．

A．so

B．that

C．that

D．it

The view ________ many students hold is ________ too much homework is arranged by their teachers．

A．which; which

B．that; that

C．that; which

D．what; that

________ that she was in great danger, Mary walked deeper into the forest．

A．Not realized

B．Not to realize

C．Not realizing

D．Not to have realized

When ________ naughty children with others, we often pay attention to their shortcoming without noticing their ability．

A．compared

B．comparing

C．being compared

D．having compared

－How about ________ Christmas evening party?

－I should say it was ________ success．

A．a; a

B．a;/

C．the; a

D．the;/

Some 1,000 new words or usages join the English language each year．Some go into the dictionary．Others _______ from use．

A．remain

B．leave

C．fail

D．fade

－I'm sorry to keep you waiting．I'll make shorter work of this．

－________ I'm not in a hurry．

A．Take it easy

B．Take your time

C．That's all right

D．Do as you please

－My friends are leaving tomorrow afternoon．

－I would rather they ________ on an early train．

A．had left

B．leave

C．would rather

D．left