I found him sitting in his chair, completely ________ a magazine.
A. absorbing B. being absorbed in
C. absorbed in D. absorbing in
When _______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
A. compared B. being compared
C. comparing D. having compared
She and her roommate silently warred over matters _______ from when the lights should be turned off to how the furniture should be arranged.
A. ranging B. exchanging
C. transforming D. varing
The singer is always very ______ to the reaction of the audience when she gives a performance.
A. sentimental B. positive
C. sensible D. sensitive
---Who do you think is to blame for the boy’s behavior, Mary or her parents?
--- We all think it is Mary as well as her parents that ______ for their son’s bad performance at school.
A. are to blame B. is to be blamed
C. are to be blamed D. is to blame
Children under six are not _____ to school except those of extraordinary intelligence.
A. permitting B. accepted
C. admitted D. received
