He had a talent for music and was______ conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of 30.
| A.assigned | B.appointed | C.named | D.honored | 
I have ______ my husband again and again not to smoke , but I can’t ______ him.
A.persuaded, a dvise | 
   B.advised, persuade | 
| C.suggested, persuade | D.suggested, advise | 
He asked Mary whether she had passed the exam ________.
| A.yesterday | B.the day before | C.the day ago | D.before the day | 
More than _______ of the classmates in my class ____ fond of pop music.
| A.two-third, is | B.two-thirds, is | 
| C.second-third, are | D.two-thirds, are | 
She will tell us that each of us has a role ______ in making the earth a better place to live.
| A.to have played | B.to play | C.to be played | D.to be playing | 
—How do you think he managed to improve his English in such a short time?
  —______ four hours on it every day.
| A.Because of spending | B.To spend | 
| C.By spending | D.Spending |