I'm sorry you've been waiting so long,but it'll still be some time ________ Brian gets back.
| A.before | B.since | C.till | D.after | 
—what do you think of Bill?
  —He is a hard-working student and he always ____himself in study.
| A. spends | B.takes | C.buries | D. costs | 
we were all happy _____ 51 gold medals in all in the 29th Olympic Games.
| A.to have won | B.to won | C.winning | D. won | 
We trust you; only you can ______ him to give up smoking.
| A.suggest | B.make | C.advise | D.persuade | 
Beyond the river_____.
| A. lives an old fisherman | B. does an old fisherman live | 
| C.an old fisherman lives | D.do an old fisherman live | 
The president said the report didn’t ______ his new own ideas.
| A.balance | B.update | C.reflect | D. locate |