He takes ________ pleasure in flying kites．What in ________ world do you like best?

/; the

a;/

the; a

/;/

Do you feel like ________ out or would you rather that the two of us ________ dinner at home?

going; to have

to go; are going to have

to go; having

going; had

Hurry up, or the tickets ________ out by the time we get there．

will have been sold

have sold

will sell

have been sold

The American actor Christopher Reeve died of ________ heart trouble on October 10．He had been in ________ wheelchair since 1995．

a; a

a;/

/; a

/; the

When ________ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities．

compare

being compared

comparing

having compared

People have always been curious ________ how living things on the earth exactly began．

in

at

of

about

When you ________ a new word while reading, you can ________ the dictionary．

come with; refer to

hit in; look up

come across; refer to

meet on; look up

When we lived there, we ________ go to the country to see our grandparents every week．

might

could

would

need

Don’t ________ about the bad weather; after all, we can stay reading at home．

complain

hate

dislike

regret

He ________ to work as soon as he came into the workshop．

started for

started out

set about

got down to