All his free time is _____ by charity work, but he feels it meaningful.
| A．put up | B．given up | C．picked up | D．taken up |
_________,the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.
| A．Wanting the job very much | B．Although wanting the job badly |
| C．Though he wanted the job very much | D．He wanted the job badly |
The killer insisted that she was defending herself when _______.
| A．attack | B．attacked | C．to attack | D．having attacked |
__________my efforts at persuasion，he wouldn’t agree.
| A．Apart from | B．In spite of | C．Because of | D．Although |
The new movie____________ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time．
| A．pretends | B．agrees | C．promises | D．Intends |
A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16th, 2013, and _____, hundreds of people were killed.
| A．consequently | B．continuously | C．constantly | D．consistently |