The stepmother denied _____ to murder the little boy, but there was no _____ the fact that she had always been cruel to him.
| A．to attempt; denying | B．attempting; denial |
| C．attempting; denying | D．to attempt; denied |
He devoted all the money he had _________a school.
| A．set up | B．to set up | C．to setting up | D．setting up |
-Is your father a teacher of English in the No.l Middle School?
-No! But he _________ English there for ten years.
| A．has taught | B．has been teaching | C．taught | D．had taught |
If you can't________ your shyness, you’ll never pass the interview.
| A．take off | B．get over | C．break off | D．give away |
I am surprised that a company with the good _______ would produce such poor quality goods.
| A．enjoyment | B．appreciation | C．entertainment | D．reputation |
Believe it or not, no bread eaten by us is as sweet as _______ earned by our own labor.
| A．one | B．that | C．such | D．what |