Obama and his officials are trying to ______ the serious problems from the financial crisis.
| A．end up | B．cut off | C．cope with | D．step up |
—Is Tom a good talker?
—No，he never speaks to me other than__________something?
| A．ask for | B．to ask for | C．asked for | D．asking for |
Standing on the top of the hill，I would not do anything but__________the flowing of the smog around me.
| A．enjoy | B．enjoying | C．enjoyed | D．to enjoy |
I was afraid__________to my customers because I was afraid__________them.
| A．of talking back；to lose | B．of talking back；of losing |
| C．to talk back；to lose | D．to talk back；of losing |
—What caused the party to be put off?
—__________ the invitations.
| A．Tom delayed sending | B．Tom’s delaying sending |
| C．Tom delaying to send | D．Tom delayed to send |
There are lots of places of interest__________in our city.
| A．needs repairing | B．needing repaired |
| C．needed repairing | D．needing to be repaired |