Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and to ruins, the city took on a new look.
| A．reducing | B．reduced | C．being reduced | D．having reduced |
If money comes and goes without good planning, you are likely to live _________. So it is important for you to ______ at the beginning of a year, budgeting for daily expenditure, budgeting for education and the like.
| A．on a tight budget; make a budget |
| B．in a tight budge; budget |
| C．for a tight budget; have a budget |
| D．by a budget; plan a budget |
I was asked to sort out the documents but instead of putting them ______ , I totally _______.
| A．in order; messed up them |
| B．in an order; made a mess of them |
| C．in the order; messed them up |
| D．in an order; made a mess of it |
The detectives in the detective films directed by him always pretended ______ ordinary people looking for evidences or clues and _______ able to solve any cases in the end.
| A．being; being | B．to be; to be | C．to be; being | D．to be; were |
---Could you give me an explanation ______ your keeping silent throughout the discussion?
---Oh, terribly sorry. I had the least idea of what ________. I would have made a complete fool of myself if I had said anything.
| A．for; was discussed | B．of; had discussed |
| C．to; was being discussed | D．with; had been discussed |
---How did he ______ the punishment he was given for his cruel conduct?
---No reaction at all. He knew unkindness often reacts upon the unkind person.
| A．respond with | B．react to | C．respond for | D．react with |