Playing computer games ______ much of his time.
| A．picks up | B．takes up | C．gets up | D．comes up |
Of the two speeches, I think the ______ was better.
| A．latter | B．later | C．late | D．latest |
. ---How about going out for a jog on Sunday morning?
--- Hmm. _______. The weather is very fine these days.
| A．Yes, why not | B．Well, no way | C．Oh, never mind | D．Sure, no matter |
______ for a few days, the thirsty and hunger soldiers had to give in at last.
| A．Being surrounded | B．Surrounding |
| C．Having been surrounded | D．Having surrounded |
. I could see that there was ______ arguing with her, but I could not help saying something about it.
| A．nothing better than | B．anything better than | C．no point | D．no doubt |
In my opinion, the _______ girl really has _______ for oil painting.
A. gifted; gift B gifting; a gifted C. gift; gift D. gifted; a gift