I am looking forward to ______ your answer as soon as possible.
| A．receiving | B．being received | C．receive | D．be received |
When the police broke into the room, they were terrified at the scene: a middle-aged man lying on the floor, with a cupboard _______him, his feet and hands ______ tight with electric wires, his throat _____ open and a pair of scissors ______ deep in the chest.
| A．covered; tied; cut; cut |
| B．covering; tying; cutting; cutting |
| C．covering; tied; cut; cutting |
| D．covered; were tied; cut; cutting |
I am afraid that your request to speak at the ceremony is not quite _______, because we have already had everybody _______ ______.
| A．in place; speak; in place | B．in place; to speak; in place |
| C．out of place; speaking; in place | D．in place; to speak; in the place |
________ confidence in yourself is the biggest barrier _______ greater progress in your work.
| A．Lacking of; to making | B．Lack of; to make |
| C．Lack of; to making | D．The lack of; to make |
From the ________ shown in the dead body, he ________to death by a certain poisonous chemical, but I can’t tell exactly which.
| A．symptoms; must have been poisoned | B．signs; should have been poisoned |
| C．symbols; could have been poisoned | D．appearances; may have been poisoned |
The housewife got her hands and arms _____ while trying to pour the boiling water from the kettle into the thermos; she ______ some healing ointment to her burn but the pain was still unbearable
| A．burned; put | B．burnt; used | C．burnt; dressed | D．burnt; applied |