“thanks” is polite when someone has done you a favour, but saying it too often is quite another thing.
| A．Though saying | B．If saying | C．Saying | D．In spite of saying |
The murderer was brought in, with his hands _____ behind his back.
| A．being tied | B．having tied | C．to be tied | D．tied |
The scientists were waiting to see the problem _____.
| A．settle | B．to settle | C．settled | D．settling |
—Good morning. Can I help you?
—I’d like to have this package _____, madam.
| A．be weighed | B．to be weighed | C．to weigh | D．weighed |
The next morning she found the man _____ in bed, dead.
| A．lying | B．lie | C．lay | D．laying |
If a story is _____, you’ll become _____ when you read it.
| A．exciting; excited | B．exciting; exciting |
| C．excited; excited | D．excited; exciting |