F/ friendships fade away if there isn’t ___good balance between the give and the take．
| A．The;/ | B．/;a | C．The; a | D．/;the |
Standing at the top of the hill, we saw the train gradually __________ and disappeared in the distance.
| A．swept up | B．picked up |
| C．put up | D．speeded up |
After a day's hard work, I went back home __________.
| A．exhausting | B．exhausted |
| C．being exhausted | D．having exhausted |
Betty shows great interest in this poem now, but she thought it boring __________ she read it.
| A．at the first time | B．the first time |
| C．for the first time | D．at first |
—Do you still remember the accident?
—Yes. Actually, I have experienced nothing more __________.
| A．frighten | B．to be frightening |
| C．frightened | D．frightening |
Do you wake up every morning __________ energetic and ready to start a new day?
| A．feel | B．to feel |
| C．feeling | D．felt |