34．John lost his job last year, but it wasn't long ______ he found a new position in another company．
| A．after | B．while | C．as | D．Before |
Jane tried to keep up a calm appearance, but her trembling voice ________ her _______.
| A．gave; in | B．gave; out | C．gave; up | D．gave; away |
He didn’t take the airplane from Malaysia to Beijing, otherwise he _______ his life.
| A．would lose | B．had lost | C．would have lost | D．will lose |
He put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ________ of his own dreams.
| A．reminded | B．reminding | C．to remind | D．remind |
---What makes you decide to buy a new house in the town? ---This town is _______ pollution.
| A．far from | B．apart from | C．free from | D．away from |
_______ on rescuing her sick son, the poor mother has been working 16 hours a day.
| A．To bend | B．Being bent | C．Having bent | D．Bent |