When the poor old lady tried to ______ the cup on the shelf to have a drink, she ______.
| A．reach for; fell down | B．reach; fell down |
| C．reach for; had fallen down | D．reach; was falling down |
Every time she tried to argue with her husband, she __________ crying her eyes out.
| A．picked up | B．stayed up |
| C．ended up | D．kept up |
While studying, fix your mind on what is really important, or you will __________ remembering nothing.
| A．take up | B．lead to |
| C．stick to | D．end up |
Though __________ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.
| A．surprising | B．surprised |
| C．to surprise | D．being surprised |
The students，__________ at the way the questions were put, didn't know the answers to them.
| A．they being surprised | B．surprised |
| C．their being surprised | D．them surprised |
__________ news that the national football team was disqualified for the next World Cup finals came as no __________ surprise at all.
| A．/；a | B．The; / |
| C．A; a | D．The; a |