We were cut off from the outside world by the sudden flood; what’s worse, our food ______.
| A．was run out | B．was running out |
| C．has run out of | D．has been run out |
________ to his experiment, he didn't notice that autumn had already come.
| A．Devote | B．Devoting |
| C．Devoted | D．To devote |
In a __________ state, the children had a meeting and decided to choose one person to ask for more food.
| A．pleased | B．desperate |
| C．astonished | D．easy |
Though __________， he still earned a lot of money to support his family.
| A．no employment | B．not employed |
| C．was not employed | D．he not employed |
In the eyes of the newlyelected prime minister, there is never too small a thing as far as the farmers __________.
| A．are concerning | B．concern |
| C．are concerned | D．concerned |
The thing that __________ is not whether you fail or not, but you try or not.
| A．matters | B．cares |
| C．considers | D．minds |