It is raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ___ to her mother.
| A．close | B．closely | C．closed | D．closing |
____________, they have been struggling against the snowstorm for ten hours.
| A．Up to now | B．By the time | C．From then on | D．In the future |
Our teacher looked here and there on our playground ________ looking for something.
| A．even though | B．even if | C．as if | D．only if |
The country itself didn’t have enough gas because of the war, so the government decided to ________ its gas supplies to other countries.
| A．hide away | B．cut off | C．insist on | D．break up |
In order not to let the others hear what he said, he ________ the news to me.
| A．shouted | B．told | C．whispered | D．said |
6. — Can you tell us what is important to a businessman? — ________ information.
| A．Collect | B．Collected | C．Having collected | D．Collecting |