Sarah looked at ______ finished painting with ______ satisfaction.

A. /; a                     B. a; the                    C. the; /                   D. the; a

Pressed from his parents, and ______ that he has washed too much time, the boy is determined to stop playing video games.

A. realizing          B. realized          C. to realize         D. being realized

—Was it by cutting down staff _____ she saved the firm?

— No, it was by improving work efficiency.

A. when              B. what              C. how              D. that

Occasions are quite rare _______ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

A. who              B. that             C. which         D. when

—Robert is indeed a wise man.

   —Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ______ his advice!

A. to take             B. taking           C. not to take      D. not taking

—Time is limited. I have to finish this tonight.

—But it’s midnight now and you should have a sleep ______ much work you have to do.

A. however           B. no matter         C. although       D. whatever

It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly ______ my friend.

A. turn out           B. bring out          C. call out        D. pick out

They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house _______.

A. is being rebuilt      B. has been rebuilt    C. is rebuilt       D. has rebuilt

 I ______ thank you too much for all your help to my son while we were away from home.

A. won’t             B. can’t             C. can           D. will

Studying Wendy’s menu, I found that many of the items are similar to _____ of McDonald’s.

A. those                 B. ones                   C. any           D. all