139. Yao Ming is very famous now. However, his basketball career _____ only after many years of hard work.
| A．took on | B．took off | C．took up | D．took out |
Mary always ________ she is the only one that does any work..
| A．stands out | B．figures out | C．makes out | D．looks out |
The sports meetthe following week is very important.
| A．holding | B．being held | C．to be held | D．held |
He apologized for ______ to inform me of the change in the plan.
| A．his being not able | B．him not to be able |
| C．his not being able | D．him to be not able |
more time, we could do it better.
| A．Giving | B．Given | C．Give | D．To give |
Helen plays the violin ________, if not better than, Kate.
| A．as well | B．so well | C．as well as | D．so well as |