In the face of_____ failure, it is the most important to keep up___ good state of mind.
| A．/, a | B．a, / | C．the, / | D．/, the |
We know our friends by their defects ______ by their merits.
| A．than | B．in the place of | C．rather than | D．instead of |
Those bad conditions have given ______ to a lot of crime in the area.
| A．reason | B．suspicion | C．rise | D．impulse |
The shoemaker can mend whatever ______.
| A．which needs mending | B．needs to be mended |
| C．it needs mending | D．that needs mending |
Operations which left patients ______ and in need of long periods of discovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.
| A．exhausted | B．unhealthy | C．upset | D．fearful |
America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ______ before the West was settled.
| A．has | B．did | C．was | D．would |