.Mr Smith was __________to hear the _______news that he won the first prize.

 ----Do you think Tim did well in the English speech contest?

----______. He won the first place.

 He won the first prize in the competition named Super Star. Years of patience and hard work had at last__________.

A. put off             B. paid off          C. taken off           D. kept off

David’s effort was ______, because he won the first prize in the English speech contest, which made his classmates surprised.                                          

David’s effort was ______, because he won the first prize in the English speech contest, _____ made his classmates surprised.                                           

A. paid off; which              B. paid back; it      C. paid for; that                D. paid up; he