Doctors are doing research to find out what happens physically when people _________ smoking.
| A．quit | B．decline | C．depart | D．reserve |
Sitting at the corner of the meeting room, he looked sad because there were so many problems ________.
| A．remaining to settle | B．remained settling |
| C．remaining to be settled | D．remained to be settled |
By the age of two, Heidi could count to 40, draw pictures of people, and read books ________ for sevenyearolds.
| A．meaning | B．meant |
| C．being meant | D．to mean |
With a great weight ________ off her mind, she passed all the tests successfully.
| A．taking | B．to take |
| C．taken | D．being taken |
________ clearly ________ nothing to do, the soldiers left the village the next day.
| A．It; was | B．It; being |
| C．There; was | D．There; being |
The weather in Quzhou is rather cold in winter, especially ________ that in my hometown.
| A．having compared to | B．comparing to |
| C．compare to | D．compared to |