The ground ________ with ________ leaves after a strong wind last night．

A．covered; falling

B．was covered; fallen

C．was covered; falling

D．was covering; fallen

Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge ________ our thinking．

A．which to be based on

B．which to base on

C．on which to base

D．where to base on

Mr．Jones was ________ as headmaster by Mr．Smith．

A．succeeded

B．governed

C．declared

D．resigned

Did you succeed ________ Adam to come?

A．with persuading

B．in persuading

C．to have persuaded

D．to persuade

Alice trusts you；only you can ________ her to give up the foolish idea．

A．suggest

B．attract

C．tempt

D．persuade

While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ________ into buying something they don’t really need．

A．to persuade

B．persuading

C．being persuaded

D．be persuaded

It doesn’t matter to me ________ I miss my train, because there’s another one later．

A．that

B．if

C．unless

D．when

I was told that there were about 50 foreign students ________ Chinese in the school, most ________ were from Germany．

A．study; of whom

B．study; of them

C．studying; of them

D．studying; of whom

John shut everybody out of the kitchen ________ he could prepare his grand surprise for the party．

A．which

B．when

C．so that

D．as if

He spoke so quickly that I didn’t ________ what he said．

A．receive

B．accept

C．catch

D．listen