A.were catching takingB.caught to takeC.caught in takin……

单项选择题Senior members of the staff competed eagerly（）the position of sales manager in the company.

A.in
B.with
C.for
D.on

单项选择题If you want to find a decent location for your own home,（）Mr. Smith for advice.

A.turn to
B.pass through
C.shut in
D.write up

单项选择题After so many days without rain, the ground quickly（）the little rain that fell last night.

A.dropped
B.flooded
C.grasped
D.absorbed

单项选择题Human behavior is mostly a product of learning（）the behavior of animals depends mainly on instinct.

A.so
B.unless
C.if
D.while

单项选择题She got a job as an assistant stage manager at the Cambridge Arts Festival Theatre, thinking that it might（）to a career as a playwright (剧作家).

A.pave theway
B.work wonder
C.point out
D.stand a chance

单项选择题（）the've got to know each other a little better, they get along just fine.

A.Due to
B.Ever since
C.Now that
D.Regardless of

单项选择题（）,John has been to several foreign countries.

A.Even he is young
B.Young though he is
C.In spite of he is young
D.Young is as he

单项选择题（）the concert had begun did we realize what a splendid show it was going to be.

A.No sooner
B.Only after
C.Hardly
D.Scarcely

单项选择题Others argue that since the earth has endured a long string of ice ages in the last two million to three million years, any warming is（）to be temporary.

A.seemed
B.likely
C.tended
D.possible

单项选择题In some schools children who prefer to read books rather than（）football become social outcasts (被抛弃者).

A.play
B.playing
C.to play
D.to playing

单项选择题The opposition leaders（）the government for not taking action sooner.

A.warned
B.criticized
C.threatened
D.urged

单项选择题The TV station, in（）to massive popular demand, decided to continue the soap opera (肥皂剧).

A.regard
B.relation
C.respect
D.response

单项选择题The association is（）to raising funds to help the blind.

A.conducted
B.committed
C.concentrated
D.concerned

单项选择题Since William had been seriously ill for several months, his parents were worried about（）to return to school full-time.

A.he wanted
B.he wanting
C.him to want
D.his wanting

单项选择题It（）as a shock to realize that I was not alone in the room.

A.came
B.appeared
C.arrived
D.reached