the illness pneumonia, Jackson couldn’t go on teaching.
| A．As a result | B．As the result |
| C．As result of | D．As a result of |
-Oh, it's already a quarter past six. What shall we do at the meeting this evening?
-We'll go on with the matter________ this afternoon.
| A．be discussed | B．being discussing | C．discussed | D．which discussed |
The old farmer,________ the badly-injured and wounded soldier, came out of the burning house, ________for help.
| A．supporting; calling | B．supported by; called |
| C．being supported by; called | D．being supporting; called |
_______for the work, he went to sleep at ease.
| A．Well prepared | B．Preparing | C．Being prepared | D．Getting ready |
The monkey was so lucky that it just missed ______ .
| A．catching | B．to be caught | C．being caught | D．to catch |
Tom kept quiet about the accident _______lose his job.
| A．so as not to | B．so not as to | C．so as to not | D．not so as to |