________ three times，but she still couldn’t follow what the old man said．
| A．Having told | B．Having been told |
| C．She had been told | D．Though she had been told |
The old couple decided to ____ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.
| A．adapt | B．bring | C．receive | D．adopt |
I am trying to be the kind of boss that the workers will .
| A．live up to | B．look up to | C．watch out for | D．put up with |
—What field will your son go into after graduation from Nanjing University?
—I’m not quite certain, but he ____ a good teacher of English.
| A．promises | B．becomes | C．makes | D．proves |
The factory had to a number of employees because of economic decline in the country.
| A．lay out | B．lay off | C．lay aside | D．lay down |
—Oh, my God! So many students are coming out. How can you ____ your daughter?
—That’s easy. My daughter is wearing a red skirt today.
| A．get out | B．find out | C．take out | D．pick out |