_____, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
| A．Other things were equal |
| B．Other things being equal |
| C．To be equal to other things |
| D．Other things to be equal |
______ to be a football player of the school team, the boy made up his mind to train even harder.
| A．Having not chosen | B．Being not chosen |
| C．Not having been chosen | D．Having not been chosen |
_______ you go, _______ you should keep in mind is that you are a Chinese.
| A．Wherever, what | B．wherever, whatever |
| C．Where, whatever | D．Where, what |
When the sick mother got up, she was surprised to find that her six-year-old daughter _______ in the kitchen.
| A．had cooked | B．has cooked | C．was cooking | D．cooked |
Chinese actor Liao Fan won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival, _______ caused a stir in the Chinese film industry.
| A．who | B．which | C．what | D．as |
Mr. Wang told us that he would devote all the time he could spend _______ his oral English before going abroad.
| A．improve | B．to improve | C．improving | D．to improving |