They pretended ________ hard when their boss passed them.
A. to work B. being worked to be working D. working
— Mary, let’s go to the lecture by Hawking, which is said to be very interesting.
— I’d like to, but I ________ finish the report first.
A. can B. may must D. shall
After being broadcast on TV, the news was known by all ________.
A. at any time B. in no time all the time D. at one time
It occurred to me ________ Jack might be interested in the problem we had discussed.
A. what B. why how much D. that
Mary wrote books to earn money while John gained his wealth ________ selling Mary’s works.
A. with B. by on D. through
It took me quite a long time to ________the new environment here.
A. adapt to B. relate to apply to D. attach to