---You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won.
----Not exactly. It was his courage ______ his skill _____ really struck me.
| A．more than, which | B．other than, that | C．rather than, that | D．less than, which |
That was the last time I saw my father before he _____.
| A．pass on | B．pass away | C．pass off | D．pass down |
I seemed to be pretty good___ reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were caring ___ him.
| A．at; for | B．for; for | C．at; about | D．for; about |
Never believe all ____ you hear, never regret what you have never lost, and never throw away what you have in your hands.
| A．that | B．which | C．what | D．when |
He______to several European counties so far.
| A．was | B．has been | C．had been | D．will be |
While shopping ，people sometimes can’t help ______ into buying something they don’t really need.
| A．to persuade | B．persuading |
| C．being persuaded | D．be persuaded |