While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
| A．occasionally | B．simultaneously | C．eventually | D．directly |
It's reported that at least one Chinese vessel________in the hands of attackers in Somalia so far.
| A．had been | B．has been | C．was | D．is |
The city of Rome has just passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals，which many people say can___the civilization of a city．
| A．manage | B．separate | C．handle | D．measure |
The experiment is______failure．But do remember that，in the face of failure，you should still keep up good state of mind．
| A．/；the；the | B．a；/；the | C．the；/；the | D．a；/；a |
_____ , the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him．
| A．Wanting the job very much | B．Although wanting the job badly |
| C．Though he wanted the job very much | D．He wanted the job badly |
If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic．But it ______ all day．
| A．rained | B．rains | C．has rained | D．is raining |