When I opened the door, I found my father sitting in his chair, completely _______ a magazine.
| A．absorbing in | B．absorbed in |
| C．absorbing to | D．absorbed to |
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real __________, because he feels that it would be useless.
| A．decision | B．success | C．effort | D．trouble |
I want to leave now; I can’t ____ nothing useful here.
| A．stand to do | B．stand doing | C．stand being done | D．stand to be doing |
The old man is badly ill and he needs ___________ to hospital at once.
| A．to be taken | B．to take | C．be taken | D．taken |
If you are to treat your friends to dinner in a good restaurant at the weekend, you’d better book a table ___________.
| A．ahead | B．before | C．ahead of | D．in advance |
It remains ________ whether Jim will be fit enough to play in the finals.
| A．seen | B．to be seen | C．seeing | D．to see |