As a new driver, Belinda tried her best to _________ accidents．

miss

fail

avoid

overcome

The thief turned his _________ to the policeman in order not to be recognized．

head

face

back

hand

_________ all his life to his business, he had little time taking care of his family．

Devoted

Devoting

To devote

Having devoted

Does the way you thought of _________ the water clear make any sense?

making

to make

how to make

having made

The other day, my brother drove his car down the main street at _________ I thought was a dangerous speed．

as

which

what

that

He was in hospital for six months．He felt as if he was _________ from the outside world．

cut out

cut off

cut up

cut through

_________ with such a difficult situation, Armstrong decided to turn to his professor for help．

To face

Faced

Having faced

Facing

Entering the reading room, I found Mary _________ at a desk with her attention _________ on a magazine．

sitting; fixing

seating; fixed

seated; fixed

sat; fixing

_________ of the land in that district _________ covered with trees and grass．

Two fifth; is

Two fifth; are

Two fifths; is

Two fifths; are

The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of them _________ absent for different reasons．

were; was

was; was

was; were

were; were