______ the prices of color TV sets down by 50%, the company had a very hard time.
A.As | B.With | C.Because of | D.For |
_______, and students having returned, the school will start with ________ effort in the work that lies before it.
A.The summer vacation is over; refreshing |
B.As the summer vacation over; renewed |
C.The summer vacation being over; renewed |
D.With the summer vacation being over; refreshing |
After the Arab States won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys _____ to go to school.
A.encouraging | B.being encouraged | C.be encouraged | D.to be encouraged |
With a large amount of work ______, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.
A.remained to be done | B.remaining to be done |
C.remained being done | D.remaining to do |
The party will be held in the garden, weather ________.
A.permitting | B.to permit |
C.permitted | D.permit |
________ clearly ________ nothing to do, the soldiers left the village the next day.
A.It; was | B.It; being |
C.There; was | D.There; being |
The children went home from the grammar school,their lessons ________ for the day.
A.finishing | B.finished |
C.had finished | D.were finished |
With the plane ________,some passengers on board feel sick and want to throw up.
A.taken off | B.taking off |
C.to take off | D.would take off |
In Europe unemployment hit a new record with young people __________ it harder to get jobs.
A.to find | B.finding | C.having found | D.found |
Microblogs experienced rapid growth in 2013 in China, with its operators, users and visitors several times.
A.increase | B.increased | C.increasing | D.to increase |
John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ___, he gladly accepted it.
A.finished | B.finishing | C.having finished | D.was finished |
________ clearly ________ nothing to do, the soldiers left the village the next day.
A.It; was | B.It; being |
C.There; was | D.There; being |
The girl in the photo was smiling sweetly, ________.
A.her long hair flowed in the breeze |
B.her long hair was flowing in the breeze |
C.her long hair flow in the breeze |
D.her long hair flowing in the breeze |
With two children _____ high school, the farmer couple have to work from morning till night.
A.attended | B.being attended | C.attend | D.attending |