Not a single word_______ when _______about his late mother.
| A．he said, asked | B．did he say, asked |
| C．he said, asking | D．did he say, asking |
－Does Bill do his new job well?
－_______ his old job. I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.
| A．Not better than | B．No better than | C．Not so well as | D．to lack |
It’s impossible for a person______ a sense of responsibility to succeed.
| A．being lacked | B．lacked | C．lacking | D．to lack |
________ of the truth of the reports, he told his colleagues about it.
| A．Convincing | B．Convinced | C．To convince | D．Having convinced |
They wouldn’t agree to sell the house to us at the same price_______ they had promised,________ was rather disappointing.
| A．which; as | B．as; that | C．that; that | D．as; which |
_________ the road round to the right, the blind man asked a boy to guide him.
| A．Follow | B．Following | C．To follow | D．Followtec |