________ his career as an actor he never gave up his hope of becoming a Hollywood star.
| A．Throughout | B．Within |
| C．For | D．In |
I ran all the way to school yesterday, otherwise I late for the annual talent show.
| A．was | B．had been | C．would be | D．would have been |
Can you tell me the difference between the words “require” and “request” ? I sometimes get puzzled by their meanings.
| A．arbitrary | B．clumsy | C．apparent | D．tentative |
The boss refused to sell the car for he thought was not satisfactory.
| A．what | B．that | C．which | D．how |
Windows 7 was created in 2009,many computer lovers were interested and excited.
| A．when | B．where | C．why | D．which |
What my teacher said about planning for the future set me______.
| A．think | B．thought | C．thinking | D．to think |