_____, he cannot solve the word puzzle.
| A．Hard although he tried | B．He tried hard although |
| C．However hard he tried | D．As he tried hard |
E-mail, as well as telephones, an important part in daily communication.
| A．is playing | B．have played | C．was playing | D．play |
After staying in hospital for long, the patient was advised to go to the seaside to__ his health.
| A．take up | B．pick up | C．carry up | D．make up |
______ all day, he was terribly hungry.
| A．Having not eaten | B．Eating nothing |
| C．Not having eaten | D．Nothing having eaten |
The situation is hard to ___, because he isn’t a man easy to ____.
| A．be dealt, communicate | B．be dealt with, be communicated |
| C．deal with, communicate with | D．deal , be communicated with |
More and more fast-food restaurants have _____ all over the town in the last few years.
| A．come up | B．taken up | C．sprung up | D．put up |