According to a report, each year almost half of the professional athletes retiring from competition ________ jobless or without a further schooling plan.
| A．go up | B．end up |
| C．stay up | D．come up |
He glances briefly towards her but there is no sign of ________. After all, it’s 15 years since they last met.
| A．symptom | B．recognition | C．reputation | D．influence |
In the rush hour, hiring ________ taxi for you to do what you are eager to do may be ________ better choice in our city.
| A．the; the | B．a; the | C．a; a | D．/; a |
You can’t be too careful to drive your car in the city now. Your car ________ missed a cyclist a moment ago.
| A．hardly | B．merely | C．namely | D．narrowly |
--What kind of apartment do you want to rent? A large one, Mr. Smith?
--Er, it ________ be a large one, as my family is not large.
| A．wouldn’t | B．needn’t | C．shouldn’t | D．can’t |
This is probably the only way we can imagine ________ the current economic problems in Europe.
| A．solving | B．to solve | C．solved | D．solve |