The patient’s dangerous condition ____the doctors and nurses many a sleepless night.
| A．cost | B．spent | C．paid | D．made |
All happy families _____ one another, but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
| A．resemble | B．are similar |
| C．similar to | D．resemble to |
I don’t think the old man saw me—he _____ a newspaper.
| A．is reading | B．had read |
| C．read | D．was reading |
Greatly encouraged by what the teacher said, the boy returned to his seat, ____ to study harder.
| A．being determined | B．to determine |
| C．determined | D．having determined |
As US President Barack Obama _____London, fresh figures showed US house prices were falling at their fastest pace on record.
| A．set up for | B．set in to |
| C．set off for | D．set down to |
Sorry, my parents can’t come to the meeting. They _____ to Beidaihe on holiday.
| A．have been | B．have gone |
| C．went | D．will go |