—Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?
—No. When and where does the story ______ ?
| A．take up | B．take on | C．take place | D．take off |
With online course Crazy English has over 20 million students all over China _______ the class through the Internet .
| A．attend | B．attended | C．attending | D．to be attending |
He sat back on the chair, took a book and began to read, ___.
| A．being looked at ease | B．looked rather at ease |
| C．to look rather at ease | D．looking rather at ease |
At the computer operation test, one is supposed to stay at his own machine, keep his eyes on his screen, ______ to anyone.
| A．and not to speak | B．but could not speak |
| C．instead of speaking | D．or rather speak |
______ as the “First Lady of Speech”, Dr Lillian Glass is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on communication skills.
| A．Knowing | B．Having known | C．Known | D．To be known |
—What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night ?
—I lost my way in complete darkness and ,__________ things worse , it began to pour .
| A．making | B．to make | C．having made | D．made |