The plane ＿＿＿＿＿ at 7：00 p.m., so I have to be at the airport by 6：40 at the latest.
| A．has left | B．is to leave | C．will have left | D．leaves |
What ____ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive _____ prize!
| A．a; a | B．the; a | C．a; the | D．the; the |
Television has many advantages. It keeps us___about the ___news and also provides entertainment in the house.
| A．informed; latest | B．to know; last | C．learning; later | D．to think; late |
A significant proportion of such children are condemned______.
| A．fail | B．to fail | C．failing | D．failed |
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 |
The noise was so _____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.
| A．dim | B．soft | C．faint | D．gentle |