I arrived late; I ________ the road to be so icy.
| A．wouldn’t expect | B．haven’t expected |
| C．hadn’t expected | D．wasn’t expecting |
Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if fares ________ on public transport were more reasonable．
| A．offered | B．charged | C．paid | D．spent |
Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot physically do any more．
| A．where | B．that | C．when | D．which |
The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home computer．
| A．of | B．over | C．to | D．into |
Remember to ________ a good state of mind even if you should fail plenty of times．
| A．take up | B．brush up | C．get up | D．keep up |
What really ________ is not failure itself, but the attitude we have towards it．
| A．matters | B．applies | C．stresses | D．functions |