__________ he took part in the competition, he won a second prize.
| A.The first time | B.For the first time | C.At a time | D.At one time | 
This article has proved ___.
| A.far most useful | B.the most usefully | C.most useful | D.most carefully | 
She took the boy ___ hand.
| A.by the | B.by his | C.with the | D.with his | 
Who made __ mistakes in the dictation?
| A.few | B.a few | C.the fewer | D.the fewest | 
“How did you get to my office so quickly?”---____ bus.
| A.by | B.with | C.into | D.in | 
___ the workers insited on was that they ___ more pay.
| A.That.. must be given | B.What…should give | C.Whether… would be given | D.What… be given |