No sooner had I began to sing the English song than it was_______ by a 13-year-old girl. She sang the song so beautifully that I couldn’t help asking her when she had ______ the study of English.
| A．brought up; taken up | B．picked up; picked up |
| C．taken up; taken up | D．come up; set up |
Next door to ours ________, who is no less than eighty.
| A．that lives an old man | B．does an old man live |
| C．lives an old man | D．where lives an old man |
. It is reported that two hotels，_____ are being built in my hometown，will open next year.
| A．they both | B．which both | C．both of them | D．of which both |
. The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ___ his notes.
| A．bringing up | B．referring to | C．looking for | D．trying on |
— Why do you want the book so much?
— ____, sir.
| A．Studying | B．Studied | C．Studies | D．To study |
The World Wide Web is sometimes jokingly called the World Wide Wait because it ______ be very slow.
| A．should | B．must | C．will | D．can |