With a lot of problem ________, the newly－elected president is having a hard time．

A．settled

B．settling

C．to settle

D．being settled

Why? I have nothing to confess．________ you want me to say?

A．What is it that

B．what it is that

C．How is it that

D．How it is that

A Tales of Two Cities is ________ a novel．It helps us to understand the history of England and French of that time．

A．more than

B．not more than

C．no more than

D．less than

When we finally ________ to get home after the tiring long journey we could hardly move a step farther．

A．tried

B．succeeded

C．managed

D．attempted

－Hi, Tracy, you look tired．

－I'm tired．I ________ the living room all day．

A．painted

B．had painted

C．have been painting

D．have painted

They desired that they ________ the right to vote．

A．had

B．have

C．are

D．were

________ from other continents for millions of years, Australia has many plants and animals not found in any other country in the world．

A．Being separated

B．Having separated

C．Having been separated

D．To be separated

－You've left the light on．

－Oh, I have．________ and turn it off．

A．I'll go

B．I've gone

C．I go

D．I'm going

After the war, a new school building was put up ________ there had once been a theatre．

A．that

B．where

C．which

D．in which

She was scared ________ when hearing the sound of explosion．

A．to death

B．death

C．of death

D．with death