---Journalists have to work very quickly in order to .
---I know. I like that. It’s very challenging.
| A．avoid lose their job | B．avoid firing |
| C．avoid being fired | D．avoid to be fired |
They waited and waited. _____ they had been looking forward to.
| A．Then the hour came | B．The hour then came |
| C．Then came the hour | D．Then did the hour come |
As she _____ the newspaper, Granny _____ asleep.
| A．read ; was falling | B．was reading; fell |
| C．was reading; was falling | D．read; fell |
______ on the portrait, mother was deep in thought.
| A．Fixed her eyes | B．Her eyes are fixed |
| C．Her eyes fixing | D．With her eyes fixed |
Seeing the sun _____ above the surface of the sea we burst out a shout of joy.
| A．to rise | B．to raise | C．rising | D．raising |
The news sounds _______.
| A．Encouraging | B．encouraged | C．encourage | D．to encourage |