.I _______ him to stop smoking, but failed.
| A．persuaded | B．tried to persuade |
| C．try persuading | D．tried persuading |
Life is like a long race _____we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.
| A．why | B．what | C．that | D．where |
Unsatisfiedwith the payment ,he took the job just to get some work experience.
| A． | though was he | B． | though he was |
| C． | he was though | D． | was he though |
—Hi, Tom . Any idea where Jane is?
—She _____in the classroom . I saw her there just now.
| A．shall be | B．should have been |
| C．must be | D．might have been |
We should consider the students' requestthe school library provide more books on popular science.
| A． | that | B． | when | C． | which | D． | where |
Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future ______to the well-educated.
| A．belongs | B．is belonged |
| C．is belonging | D．will be belonged |