Robert business two years ago, but he didn’t get along well at first for experience.
| A．pick up; want of | B．put up; short of |
| C．set up; need of | D．took up; lack of |
He had a lot of friends, none of _____ could lend him any money.
| A．whom | B．them | C．which | D．who |
He studied as hard as he could _____ to enter a good college.
| A．hope | B．to hope | C．hoping | D．hoped |
He ran as fast as he could _____ to catch the bus.
| A．hope | B．to hope | C．hoping | D．hoped |
I’d try even if I may fail ___ __ sit there worrying in time of trouble.
| A．rather than | B．other than | C．more than | D．less than |
—Ms Lin looks rather a kind lady. —But in fact she is cold and hard on us. You ____believe it!
| A．shouldn’t | B．wouldn’t | C．mustn’t | D．needn’t |