______ in thought, he almost ran into the car in front of him.
| A．Losing | B．Having lost |
| C．Lost | D．To lose |
____, the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
| A．Generally speaking |
| B．On the contrary |
| C．In particular |
| D．To be honest |
Tom pretended ____ it, but in fact, he knew it very well.
| A．not listen to |
| B．not to hear about |
| C．not to have heard about |
| D．to be not listening to |
Little Johnny felt the bag, curious to know what it .
| A．collected |
| B．contained |
| C．loaded |
| D．saved |
She can't get down to work because she was deeply ______ by the news of his death.
| A．affeccted |
| B．surprised |
| C．harmed |
| D．charged |
-Was the guest's speech interesting?
-Not at all. He was at a ______ and didn't know what to say when others asked him questions.
| A．loss |
| B．relief |
| C．goal |
| D．mercy |