My mother has not yet recovered from the illness, but she is __________ getting better.
| A．frequently | B．gradually | C．fluently | D．exactly |
As a film star she was a success，but as a wife she was ________failure，so their marriage ended in ________failure.
| A．不填；不填 | B．不填；a | C．a；a | D．a；不填 |
—You are late again，Tom?
—Sorry，but I got ________a heavy traffic jam.
| A．caught in | B．taken in | C．put off | D．held by |
John opened the door. There _____ he had never seen before.
| A．a girl did stand | B．a girl stood |
| C．did a girl stand | D．stood a girl |
Mary didn’t understand made her deskmate so upset all the morning.
| A．it was that | B．why it was that |
| C．how that was | D．what it was that |
Every evening after dinner, if not from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.
| A．being tired | B．tiring | C．tired | D．to be tired |