Ben received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________， he accepted it happily.
| A．finished | B．finishing |
| C．having finished | D．was finished |
--- Why on earth didn’t you answer the door?
--- I’m terribly sorry, but the telephone _______, too.
| A．is ringing | B．was ringing | C．rang | D．was about to ring |
Look, _______ fashionable clothes is he wearing that all the eyes are fixed on him!
| A．so | B．what | C．how | D．such |
When the post fell _______, Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it.
| A．empty | B．blank | C．vacant | D．bare |
Many firms give away small quantities of their productions as _______ so that people can try them before buying.
| A．signs | B．signals | C．examples | D．samples |
The opening between walls was very narrow; it’s very hard for soldiers to _______ through.
| A．squeeze | B．press | C．stretch | D．leap |