In fact most people in that area are _______ than they were 5 years ago because of years of wars.
| A．poorer off | B．worse off |
| C．better off | D．richer off |
Not until ________to do my homework ________ how much time I had wasted playing computer games.
| A．I began; I realized | B．I began; did I realize |
| C．did I begin; I realized | D．did I begin; did I realize |
The two presidents agree with each other on the whole, but much remains ______ at the following meeting.
| A．to discuss | B．discussing |
| C．to be discussed | D．discussed |
The manager promised to keep us _____ of how our business was going on.
| A．informed | B．informing |
| C．being informed | D．to be informed |
Though _____ money, his parents managed to send him to university.
| A．lacking | B．lack |
| C．lacked in | D．lacking of |
The UK, ____ Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a country famous ____ its history.
| A．consisted of, for | B．consisting of, as |
| C．consisting of, for | D．consisted of, as |