When deeply absorbed in work, _______he often was, he would forget all about eating or sleeping.
| A．where | B．that | C．what | D．as |
. He will never ______ anything if he doesn’t work hard.
| A．hope | B．wish |
| C．achieve | D．succeed |
He has spent little time on his lessons this term, so he _____ to fail the exam.
| A．expects | B．hopes |
| C．wishes | D．requires |
Don’t _______ your breath trying to persuade them; they’ll never listen.
| A．use | B．waste |
| C．spend | D．put |
If you lend me a pound, it will _____ me having to go to the bank.
| A．save | B．share |
| C．serve | D．help |
I missed what was happening because I wasn’t ______ very closely.
| A．noticing | B．running |
| C．watching | D．glancing |