The weather here is very cold, _______ in January and February.
| A．similarly | B．luckily | C．specially | D．especially |
The manager promised to keep us _____ of how our business was going on.
| A．informed | B．informing |
| C．being informed | D．to be informed |
Though _____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
| A．lacking | B．lack |
| C．lacked in | D．lacking of |
The UK, ____ Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a country famous ____ its history.
| A．consisted of, for | B．consisting of, as |
| C．consisting of, for | D．consisted of, as |
It is strange that the well-behaved gentleman _______ be so rude.
| A．should | B．need |
| C．might | D．would |
After recovering from his illness, he was advised to ________ gardening as a hobby.
| A．take away | B．take off |
| C．take on | D．take up |