---Indeed, last month IBM finally gave up its mainframe business, its CEO saying that they had_______________, since fewer and fewer people wanted mainframes.
A. killed the fatted calf. B. seen the handwriting on the wall.
C. reaped what they had sown. D. hired themselves out.
Sales of CDs have declined dramatically since the early 2010s, when people ______ to enjoy music downloaded from the internet.
A. have begun. B. began. C. begin. D. would begin.
In front of the two trees which have been destroyed in the typhoon ___ a group of young kids.
A. sit. B. are sitting. C. sitting. D. sat.
I’m _______to hear that Bob has asked Mary to marry him; I’ve always thought they were made for each other.
A. green with envy. B. white as a sheet. C. black and blue. D. tickled pink.
We considered him to be our friend, _______ did many others he cheated.
A. who. B. so. C. as. D. which.
Thanks for bringing so many beautiful balloons, which____the festival atmosphere.
A. led to. B. added to. C. appealed to. D. turned to.
