Take your time—it’s just ___short distance from here to __ restaurant.
| A．/; the | B．a; the | C．the; a | D．/; a |
Unemployment in some western countries is on the crease. A growing number of young people, ______, are finding themselves out of work.
| A．in case | B．in short | C．in particular | D．in total |
— How long have you been here?
— Only about five minutes. Henry and Simon ______ here with me.
| A．walk | B．have walked | C．walked | D．had walked |
The worse working conditions we are looking forward to ______ must have attracted the local government’s attention.
| A．see improved | B．seeing improved |
| C．see improving | D．seeing to improve |
In all kinds of competitions, Jackie ______ a most excellent athlete. He has won so many golden medals.
| A．practises | B．conducts | C．behaves | D．proves |
______, but the idea of having to work more than ten hours a day without weekends discouraged me.
| A．Wanting to be a teacher | B．Although I wanted to be a teacher |
| C．I had wanted to be a teacher | D．To want to be a teacher |