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He _______ to act out the story he had read, but he failed.
| A．deserved | B．tried | C．managed | D．pretended |
—I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.
—You ________ your temper but that’s OK.
| A．have lost | B．had lost | C．did lose | D．were losing |
—Does Bill do his new job well?
— ________ his old job. I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.
| A．Not better than | B．No better than |
| C．Not so well as | D．Not as well as |
From his ________ voice on the phone I know everything is going under way.
| A．satisfactory | B．satisfying |
| C．satisfied | D．satisfaction |
________ he is ,he seldom shows his precious coins to others.
| A．Coin -collector as | B．As a coin -collector |
| C．A coin- collector as | D．Coin- collector that |
Do you think the reason ________ he gave is believable?
| A．for which | B．which | C．why | D．what |