_______ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
| A．Compare | B．Comparing | C．To compare | D．Compared |
Be ______ — you can’t expect me to finish all this work in so little time.
| A．confident | B．reasonable | C．creative | D．grateful |
_______ the fact that his original experiments had failed, Pro. White stuck to his research.
| A．In spite of | B．Because of | C．As to | D．In views of |
Scientists suggested parents _______ children do the housework to make money.
| A．made | B．make | C．to make | D．had made |
— Will James attend the party?
— He has just arrived, but I didn’t know he ______ until yesterday.
| A．is coming | B．had come | C．was coming | D．came |
He devoted himself to action rather than talk, so his dream ______ in the end.
| A．was become a reality | B．was come true |
| C．realized | D．was realized |