．—Did you have trouble with your car this morning?
— Yes, but I finally managed _______.
| A．to get it started | B．to get it start |
| C．get it starting | D．getting it started |
---John, have you gone over your lessons learnt this morning?
---Not yet.
---You should know _____.
| A．many hands make light work |
| B．Rome wasn’t built in a day |
| C．strike while the iron is hot |
| D．great minds think alike |
Howard Carter is one of the best-known explorers the world _____.
| A．have ever known | B．knew |
| C．had known | D．had never known |
_____the teacher couldn’t understand was _____ fewer and fewer students showed interest in his class.
| A．What; that | B．All that; because |
| C．Why; that | D．What; why |
-- You look so tired.
--- Yes. I _____ the house all the morning. But I’m finishing it soon.
| A．have cleaned | B．have been cleaning |
| C．have been cleaned | D．had been cleaning |
Police in America have stepped up their search for a fifteen-year-old boy who went _____ three days ago.
| A．going | B．losing |
| C．missing | D．disappearing |