________，the mayor's health care reform hasn't been accepted by all the people in the city yet．
| A．As reasonable it may sound | B．As it may sound reasonable |
| C．Reasonable as it may sound | D．Reasonable as may it sound |
—It’s so near to the station. We could have walked.
—Yes, we ______ a taxi.
| A．didn’t need to take | B．needn’t have taken |
| C．needn’t take | D．mustn’t take |
It was with great joy ______ he received the news ______ his lost son would soon return home.
| A．because; that | B．that; that |
| C．because; which | D．that; / |
As is known to us all, success usually ______ hard work while laziness can ______ failure.
| A．results from; lie in | B．results in; result from |
| C．leads to; lie in | D．results from; lead to |
She sat at her desk, with her eyes ______ on the book, ______ in its plot.
| A．fixing; absorbing | B．fixed; absorbed |
| C．fixed; absorbing | D．fixing; absorbed |
The young man rushed out of the room, ______ into his car and started it hurriedly, ______ to get home as soon as possible.
| A．got; hoped | B．getting; and hoped |
| C．got; hoping | D．getting; hoped |