The car ran down the hill, and the driver _________, according to the newspaper, to have been killed．

said

was saying

was said

had been said

We finally managed to make the customers _________ of the quality of the car．

to convince

convincing

convince

convinced

Pointing to the house on _________ roof grew lots of bush, the old man told me that was _________ I would stay．

its; what

whose; where

whose; what

its; where

_________ the man’s rude behavior cost him his job, he was still in high spirits．

As

Despite

Because

While

Across the Yangtze River _________ more than one bridge, the Nanjing Changjiang Bridge being the first one．

lay

lie

lies

laid

All those _________ about the poor children should be _________．

concerned; thanked

are concerned; thanked

who are concerned; thanked for

are concerned; thanked for

I don’t think your lecture _________ the audience, for they appeared quite puzzled．

got across to

got around to

got away from

got along with

It was at the crossroads _________ I met one of my classmates _________ I had not seen for ages．

where, that

where, which

that, that

that, which

Michael hasn't found a job yet since his graduation from college, because he has no _________ to whoever can give him a hand．

approval

access

approach

application

When the spaceship traveled above, _________ new-looking earth appeared before us, _________ earth that we had never seen before．

a; the

the; an

/; the

a; an