After a few courses on painting, Helen said she would ________ oil painting in her spare time.
| A．look up | B．bring up | C．take up | D．put up |
I can't stand ________ with Jane in the same office.She just refuses ________ talking while she works.
| A．working; stopping | B．to work；stopping |
| C．working；to stop | D．to work；to stop |
Isn't it time you got down to ________ the papers?
| A．mark | B．be marked |
| C．being marked | D．marking |
There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars ________ road conditions need ________.
| A．that；to be improved | B．which; to be improved |
| C．where；improving | D．when；improving |
Susan wanted to be independent of her parents.She tried ________ alone, but she didn't like it and moved back home.
| A．living | B．to live |
| C．to be living | D．having lived |
Tom sounds very much ________ in the job, but I'm not sure whether he can manage it.
| A．interested | B．interesting |
| C．interestingly | D．interestedly |