Driving past the crossroads, I found a little girl ________ on the sidewalk crying．

A．lying

B．laying

C．to lie

D．to be lying

We won't give up ________ we should fail twenty times．

A．even if

B．since

C．whether

D．until

It wasn't until nearly a month later ________ I received the manager's reply．

A．since

B．when

C．as

D．that

I believe the government regards the H1N1 as an important thing , and I also believe the officials are so ________ that everything will be under control．

A．grateful

B．determined

C．willing

D．peaceful

Everyone in our class was working hard and doing what we could ________ a good college．

A．enter

B．to enter

C．entering

D．entered

It is said that the early European playing-cards ________ for entertainment and education．

A．were designed

B．have designed

C．have been designed

D．were being designed

Gaddafi's failure in Sirte ________ him the last opportunity to reestablish the government．

A．spent

B．took

C．cost

D．paid

I suppose by the time I come back next year, all these old houses south of the Baoshehe River ________ down．

A．will have been pulled

B．will be pulling

C．will have pulled

D．will be pulled

The ability ________ an idea is as important as the idea itself．

A．expressing

B．expressed

C．to express

D．to be expressed

Some insects ________ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves．

A．take in

B．take off

C．take on

D．take out