——Were you busy last weekend?
——Very. Rather than ____ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to ____ an advertisement.
| A．wasting; making | B．waste; make | C．to waste; make | D．a waste of; making |
If better use is _______ your free time, you’ll make greater progress in that.
| A．spent | B．taken | C．made of | D．used of |
The old pianist wouldn’t listen to our repeated request that he _______ in public again.
| A．played | B．play | C．would | D．was going to play |
The army officer _______ his men to fire as soon as the enemies came up.
| A．requested | B．commanded | C．begged | D．suggested |
--- I hear a number of workers in the factory ______ out of work.
--- Yes, and the number _______ quite huge.
| A．are; is | B．is; are | C．is; is | D．are; are |
Many students believe the choice of their universities should _______ their own interests.
| A．be based on | B．base on | C．be basing on | D．base at |