He insisted that we ________ rest until we finish the work.
A. not B. don’t C. can’t D. should
He was _______ to find that it was almost impossible to undertake the task.
A. cast off B. cast out C. cast away D. cast down
I took a risk to carry out the project, but it _______ in the end.
A. paid up B. paid out C. paid back D. paid off
— You haven’t done it well.
— But I tried my best and did it _____ a way ____ I think is the best.
A. in; / B. /; in which C. by; in that D. in; which
Word came _____ his poem won the first prize.
A. that B. whether C. as D. because
___we can’t understand is ____he didn’t join us in our discussion.
A. That; why B. Which; how C. What; what D. What; why
