Don’t leave the water ___ while you brush your teeth.
| A．run | B．running | C．being run | D．to run |
— Why do you do volunteer work in the North-West?
— I___ to improve the lives of the children there through my efforts．
| A．was trying | B．have tried |
| C．am trying | D．tried |
Harry Potter fans were left in shock ___author J．K-Rowling revealed she regretted pairing Granger and Ron in the novel．
| A．what | B．when |
| C．since | D．before |
It seemed that our nursery rhymes___ some magic because all the nights I sang them for my daughter, she would listen to them with keen pleasure．
| A．must have had | B．should have had |
| C．could have had | D．need have had |
My neighbor is as ___as a young man and dislikes sitting around doing nothing all day．
| A．enthusiastic | B．sensitive |
| C．talkative | D．energetic |
John began to feel little beads of sweat going down the back of his neck．His words seemed to have had no visible ___ on the man．
| A．affect． | B．effect． |
| C．affection． | D．impact． |