After the quarrel, I tried all my best to fix the misunderstanding between us, but all my efforts seemed ______.
| A．in trouble | B．in case | C．in time | D．in vain |
Jack wasn’t saying anything，but the teacher smiled at him________he had done something very clever.
| A．as if | B．in case | C．while | D．though |
The time he has devoted in the past 10 years________ the disabled is now considered________ of great value.
| A．to help；being | B．to helping；to be |
| C．to help；to be | D．helping；being |
________in the newspaper，I didn’t notice what was happening.
| A．Having buried | B．Burying |
| C．Buried | D．Being buried |
It’s important to learn to take a positive attitude____life when you are ___trouble.
| A．to；under | B．of；in |
| C．to；in | D．with；in |
The winning in the 100meter butterfly gives the American swimmer Michael Phelps the seventh gold medal in Beijing，________the record set by American legend Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Games.
| A．equaling | B．equaled |
| C．to equal | D．being equaled |