_______ after the race that he didn’t know what to say before so many reporters.
| A．So excited the champion was | B．So excited was the champion |
| C．So the champion was excited | D．So was excited the champion |
Don’t _______ your breath trying to persuade them; they’ll never listen.
| A．use | B．waste |
| C．spend | D．put |
If you lend me a pound, it will _____ me having to go to the bank.
| A．save | B．share |
| C．serve | D．help |
I missed what was happening because I wasn’t ______ very closely.
| A．noticing | B．running |
| C．watching | D．glancing |
She went to the station to meet her husband, but _____ him in the crowd.
| A．passed | B．recognized |
| C．missed | D．lost |
It’s hard to rescue drowning people because they _____ so much.
| A．sink | B．swim |
| C．jump | D．struggle |