The way________ _________ the problem sounds reasonable.
| A．referred; to solve | B．referred to; solving |
| C．referred to; to solve | D．referring to; to solve |
The pressure ______ causes Americans to be energetic, but it does put them under a constant emotional strain.
| A．to compete | B．competing |
| C．to be competed | D．having competed |
_____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
| A．Other things were equal |
| B．Other things being equal |
| C．To be equal to other things |
| D．Other things to be equal |
___is our strong suggestion that he ______ a holiday, but___ doesn’t help.
| A．As; takes; which | B．As; should take; it |
| C．It; takes; which | D．It; take; it |
---Would you ___ him how to deal with it, had it been possible ?
---Yes, but I ____too tired, or I _____ him a hand.
| A．tell; was; would |
| B．have told; was; would have given |
| C．have told; was; would give |
| D．have told; were; would have given |
Hearing the news, he rushed out, _______the book _____on the table and disappeared into the dark.
| A．left; laid open | B．leaving; lying open |
| C．leaving; lie open | D．left; lay open |