---Journalists have to work very quickly in order to .
---I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.
| A．avoid lose their job | B．avoid firing | C．avoid being fired | D．avoid to be fired |
Entering the bookstore, I noticed a girl _______ against the window, with her eyes_____ on her book in hand.
| A．leaning; fixed | B．leaned; fixing | C．leaned; fixed | D．leaning; fixing |
—John, I didn’t ask for the dictionary. Why _______ on my desk?
—Oh, I put it there just now in case you needed while writing your composition.
| A．had it landed | B．does it land | C．will it land | D．has it landed |
People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ____ rather than based on fixed criteria.
| A．arbitrary | B．conscious | C．appropriate | D．controversial |
Dad, I was just wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I _______ next week.
| A．got paid | B．have paid | C．get paid | D．had been paid |
_____ unemployment and crime are high, it can be assumed that the latter is due to the former.
| A．Before | B．Where | C．Unless | D．Until |