___ three times in a row, the boxer decided to make a fourth attempt, though．
| A．Having defeated | B．To have defeated |
| C．Having been defeated | D．To defeat |
The bread ___ bitter.
| A．is tasted | B．was tasted | C．tastes | D．eats |
His father had only a little money left ___ every month.
| A．in the end | B．to the end of | C．at the end of | D．at last |
He used the small room ___ a lab.
| A．like | B．as | C．to | D．about |
He will go to school by bike ___ on foot.
| A．instead | B．of | C．instead of | D．no |
Soon the hall was filled ___ people.
| A．with | B．in | C．into | D．without |