In a typical business situation, women, _______, find themselves bumping their heads on
“glass ceiling”, a barrier to their career which is not obvious to the observer, impossible to
break through.
| A．as they might try | B．try as they might |
| C．hardly as they try | D．as they try very hard |
—-______
—Certainly, it is my great pleasure.
| A．Can you give me a hand? | B．How are you getting on with your work? |
| C．What can I do for you? | D．What a nice day! |
Hurry up! The shop ＿＿ in five minutes.
| A．closes | B．is closing | C．has closed | D．is about to close |
The boy insisted that he ＿＿ old enough, and ＿＿ the right to make his own choice.
| A．was; be given | B．was; was given | C．be; give | D．is; be given |
I＿＿ my father into giving up smoking but he didn’t listen to me.
| A．persuaded | B．advised | C．tried to persuade | D．suggested |
I prefer taking exercise in my spare time ＿＿ healthy.
| A．to keep | B．to keeping | C．rather than keeping | D．rather than keep |