______ in his novel, he didn’t notice his teacher entered the classroom.
A. Having absorbed B. Absorbing
C. Absorbed D. Being absorbed
It took me quite a while to ______ how to solve this problem.
A. figure out B. stand out
C. put out D. run out
The Smiths consider ______ a computer, which is commonly considered ______ a great help in our work and study.
A. to buy; to be B. to buy; being
C. buying; to be D. buying; being
He is not a hard-working boy. But ______ intelligence, he is much better than anyone else in the whole class.
A. in charge of B. in favor of
C. in terms of D. regardless of
---Sam likes French but he is not good at it.
---______ Susan.
A. So does B. So it is with
C. So is D. Neither does
The new lab being built will be ______ the present one.
A. as three times big as
C. three times as big as
C. as big as three times
D. as big three times as
