Never before ______ to ______ what his parents expect of him more than it is today ．

         A．he has failed; live up to      B．he failed not; come up with

         C．has he failed; live up to      D．did he failed; come up with

---Don’t you feel cold, Tim? You wear such a jacket in a day at -5℃．

         ---___________．I’m boiling．

         A．No worry            B．Take it easy

         C．Not in the least        D．That’s OK

What really ________ is not failure itself, but the attitude we have towards it．

         A．matters     B．applies       C．stresses     D．functions

Remember to ________ a good state of mind even if you should fail plenty of times．

         A．take up                B．brush up               C．get up                 D．keep up

The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home computer．

         A．of         B．over            C．to               D．into

．Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot physically do any more．

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

Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if fares ________ on public transport were more reasonable．

         A．offered       B．charged    C．paid D．spent

As is often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used ________ for good or evil．

         A．similarly     B．properly    C．equally      D．widely

It is strange that such a thing ______ in your school．

         A．will happen      B．happens           C．should happen         D．happened

—I don’t suppose Jimmy could have done well in the mid-term exam last week,______?

         `--- ______ he almost failed in the exam．

         A．had he; Yes     B．did he ; No       C．do  I ;  Yes  D．could  I ; No