John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work______, he gladly accepted it.
| A．finished | B．finishing |
| C．having finished | D．was finishing |
Does John know any other foreign language ______ English?
| A．except | B．besides | C．but | D．beside |
Life is just like a journey with ______ unknown destination, during which people can meet with ______ barriers of all kinds.
| A．/; the | B．the; / | C．an; the | D．an; / |
After that, she knew she could __________ any difficulties by doing what she could to the best of her ability.
| A．get through | B．get on with | C．get across | D．get away with |
The new movie __________ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time.
| A．pretends | B．declines | C．agrees | D．promises |
None of us had expected the middle-aged engineer died __________ his design uncompleted.
| A．from | B．without | C．with | D．of |