-- What were you up to when she dropped in?
-- I _____ for a while and _____ some reading.
| A．had played; was going to do | B．played; did |
| C．was playing; was going to do | D．had played; did |
. 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 |
Practising Chinese kung fu can not only ________ one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.
| A．bring up | B．build up | C．take up | D．pull up |