The young man, _______ several attempts to beat the world record in high jumping, decided to have another try．

A．to make

B．making

C．made

D．having made

The young couple quarreled so much and _______, they got divorced．

A．regularly

B．constantly

C．eventually

D．automatically

The volcano erupted violently; yet the village at the foot of it should _______．

A．come through

B．go through

C．get through

D．pass through

With your brother’s help, I’ve made great progress in English and I really want to do something for him _______．

A．in turn

B．by turns

C．in return

D．in answer

It hit me _______ my mother could be the proper person to persuade dad to change his mind．

A．which

B．what

C．that

D．if

The most important thing about cotton in history is _______ part that it played in _______ Industrial Revolution．

A．/;/

B．the;/

C．the; the

D．a; the

Great to get your email! I had given up hope of hearing from you．Still, _______．

A．no news is good news

B．time will tell

C．better late than never

D．all is well that ends well

Mary got so angry that she _______ out of the room．

A．sneaked

B．stormed

C．slipped

D．struggled

British scientists have produced _______ they believe is the world's smallest Christmas card．

A．which

B．who

C．that

D．what

The big fire in Shanghai, believed to _______ due to the burning of construction materials, caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there．

A．have occurred

B．occur

C．have been occurring

D．be occurring