The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.
| A．stopped | B．failed | C．missed | D．ceased |
Eating too much fat can______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
| A．result from | B．contribute to | C．attend to | D．lead in |
. You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but it is well written_______.
| A．on a whole | B．as a whole | C．general speaking | D．as the whole |
She ______his number in the phone book to make sure that she had got it right.
| A．looked up | B．looked for | C．picked out | D．picked up |
-- Nancy is not coming tonight. --- But she______!
| A．promises | B．promised | C．will promised | D．had promised |
. The bell______ the end o f the period rang and we had to stop our discussion.
| A．indicating | B．indicated | C．to be indicated | D．being indicated |