________ deep down in the earth，the dead forests rotted away and became coal.
| A．Burying | B．Buried | C．To bury | D．Having buried |
I was too careless. If only I ___ my car!
| A．hadn’t lost | B．would not have lost | C．didn’t lose | D．haven’t lost |
He was disappointed that his plan did not ___.
| A．go on | B．go off | C．go through | D．go out |
At the meeting, only ___ people agreed with him, so he had to give up.
| A．number of | B．handful of | C．numbers of | D．a handful of |
He stood up angrily and ___ in strong language when they stated their views.
| A．objected | B．announced | C．declared | D．said |
You can’t ___ possession of the house until all the papers have been signed.
| A．put | B．hold | C．take | D．own |