He would not ______ being laughed at but he ______ his own idea.

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A．quarreled...insisted on

B．mind...stuck to

C．upset...kept on

D．lose heart...settled on

The trip was a bit ______, but no one thought the guide was a ______ person.

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A．tired...tiring 

B．tiring...tired

C．tiring...tiresome 

D．tiresome...tired

The problem ______ tomorrow will be of great importance to our company, and I’m pretty sure there will be a ______ discussion then.

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A．to discuss...heating

B．to be discussed...heated

C．for discussing...heated

D．for discussion...heating

What belongs to ______ is ______.

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A．mine...yours　　　　B．your...mine

C．his...hers　　　　　D．her...his

She has neither read the book nor ______ the film.

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A．sees　　　　B．see

C．seeing　　　D．seen

Ten miles ______ a long walk to me.

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A．are　　　　B．is

C．it is　　　D．were

Not having a good excuse for being late for school, Sally ________.

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He got his arm burnt this morning. Now it ________ a lot.

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Einstein’s theory proved ________ and soon he became worldfamous.

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The scientists are trying to ________ natural energy to decrease air pollution.

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