Sugar is usually sold by ________ weight, and eggs are sometimes sold by ________ dozen．

/, the

/, a

the, a

the, the

If you find yourself submitting to your fears, stop and ________ your situations．

assume

assist

assess

asset

She ________ her story at the point where she stopped just now．

took up

took down

took on

took off

Standards in health care have improved greatly when ________ with 40

years ago．

comparing

to compare

compare

compared

The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if ________ whether he was going in the right direction．

seeing

having seen

to have seen

to see

I like getting up very early in summer．The morning air is so good ________．

to be breathed

to breathe

breathing

being breathed

The number of people invited ________ 500, but a number of them ________ absent for different reasons．

was; were

were; was

was; was

were; were

My glasses, ________ I was like a blind, fell to the ground．

without it

without which

without that

without them

________ I explained on the phone, your request will be considered at the next meeting．

When

After

As

Since

There was ________ time ________ I hated to go to school．

a; that

a; when

the; that

the; when