Afraid ______ face before his students, the teacher refused ______ that he was in the wrong.
| A．to lose; to admit | B．of losing; admitting |
| C．of losing; to admit | D．to lose; admitting |
It is so cold in Antarctic that the penguins have to stand _______to each other to keep warm.
| A．closely | B．closed | C．closing | D．close |
—Was the judge ______ with the result?
—I don’t think so. But perhaps no judge is easy _______.
| A．satisfying; satisfied | B．satisfied; to satisfy |
| C．satisfactory; to be satisfied | D．satisfaction; satisfactory |
We often provide our children with toys, footballs or basketballs, _______ that all children like these things.
| A．thinking | B．think | C．to think | D．thought |
In this factory there are 2,000 workers, two thirds of ______ are women .
| A．them | B．which | C．who | D．whom |
Mr. Wang decided to devote all his time_______ his spoken English before going abroad.
| A．improve | B．to improve | C．improving | D．to improving |