Although ________ considerable success as an outstanding basketball player, Yao Ming keeps working hard after his retirement．

A．achieving

B．achieved

C．to achieve

D．having achieved

A turning point of the continuously high housing price won't appear suddenly because there must be a certain process ________ many factors lead to the change．

A．which

B．what

C．where

D．that

We have never had such ________ success in football! Yesterday we won the match with ________ score of 5∶0．

A．a; a

B．the; a

C．/; the

D．a;/

It is said that about 60％ of housewives have a brand ________ before entering the store．

A．in mind

B．on sale

C．in possession

D．on purpose

Despite the fact that his scores were good, they were hardly as excellent as a student with his intelligence ________．

A．achieved

B．had achieved

C．would achieve

D．should have achieved

He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn't risk the good opportunity ________．

A．to lose

B．losing

C．being lost

D．to be lost

Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class ________ he had to meet his uncle at the airport．

A．why

B．because

C．where

D．that

George has promised Jane that upon her return he ________ for her at the airport．

A．will be waiting

B．would have waited

C．will have waited

D．would be waiting

This is Spring vacation, so I want to ________ from housework-at least for a while．

A．come out

B．get away

C．turn off

D．stay up

Being parents is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special needs often carries with ________ extra stress．

A．it

B．them

C．one

D．him