__________millions of fans,David Beckham is encouraging more and more people to go in for soccer since the late 1990s.
| A．To fascinate | B．Fascinating |
| C．Fascinated | D．Being fascinated |
--- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
--- I think so. He _____ for it for months.
| A．is preparing | B．was preparing | C．had been preparing | D．has been preparing |
His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have______; he never speaks about it any more.
| A．worn off | B．turned off | C．kept off | D．taken off |
After thirty years of separation, I _____ with my sister. How happy we were!
| A．kept in touch | B．caught up | C．kept up | D．got in touch |
--- Have you seen the robber______?
--- Why ask me? You are the only one who stands _____ to him.
| A．clear; close | B．clearly; closely | C．clear; closely | D．clearly; close |
Only when I left my parents for Italy _____ how much I loved them.
| A．I realized | B．I had realized | C．had I realized | D．did I realize |