______in painting, John didn’t notice evening approaching.
| A．To absorb | B．To be absorbed |
| C．Absorbed | D．Absorbing |
．The lawyer listened with full attention，____________to miss any point．
| A．not trying | B．trying not | C．to try not | D．not to try |
Such poets as Shakespeare____widely read，of whose works，however，some______difficult to understand．
| A．are；are | B．is；is | C．are；is | D．is：are |
一I’m sorry．That wasn’t of much help．
一Oh，____________．As a matter of fact，it was most helpful．
| A．sure it was | B．it doesn’t matter | C．of course not | D．thanks anyway |
If you have a job，yourself to it and finally you'll succeed．
| A． | do devote | B． | don't devote | C． | devoting | D． | not devoting |
The school was moved out of downtown as the number of students had grown too________．
| A．small | B．few | C．1arge | D．many |