________to the man’s timely coming，the________boy was saved.
| A．Thanking；drown | B．Thanks；drowned |
| C．Thanked；drowns | D．Thanks；drowning |
—_______ us another hour, I suppose, and we will fulfill the task perfectly.
—Will that do? OK.
| A．To give | B．Give | C．Giving | D．Given |
—Would you like to go outing with me tonight?
—Oh, with so much homework ________, I’m afraid I couldn’t afford the time.
| A．to finish | B．finishing | C．finished | D．finish |
—Are you satisfied with the result?
—Not at all. It couldn’t be _________.
| A．any better | B．any worse | C．so bad | D．the worst |
The prices of houses, ____________ is often reported, have been going up sharply in the past few months.
| A．which | B．it | C．as | D．what |
Wang Lin failed to be admitted by Hong Kong University last year, and only then _____________the importance of English.
| A．he finally realized | B．he had realized | C．had he realized | D．did he realize |