________ in a long queue, we waited for the store to open to buy a New iPad .
| A．Standing | B．To stand | C．Stood | D．Stand |
— I hear you _____ in a pub. What’s it like?
— Well, it’s very hard work and I’m always tired, but I don’t mind.
| A．are working | B．will work | C．were working | D．will be working |
Nowadays, there is a ______ increase in children’s creativity, for they are greatly encouraged to develop their talents.
| A．sharp | B．small | C．natural | D．much |
His teacher is the only one ______ he can turn when he is in trouble.
| A．in whom | B．to whom | C．for whom | D．from whom |
_____ of their bad habits, the boys switched from being dependent on their parents to _____ for others.
| A．Having rid; sacrificing | B．To rid; sacrifice |
| C．Rid; sacrificing | D．Having been rid; sacrifice |
Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _____ twenty-one already.
| A．become | B．turned | C．grown | D．passed |