According to a report, each year almost half of the professional athletes retiring from competition ________ jobless or without a further schooling plan.
A. go up B. end up
C. stay up D. come up
If he _____ that he ______ to work there then, everything would be OK now.
A. insisted; be sent B. insisted; was sent
C. had insisted; be sent D. had insisted; was sent
—It’s my mother’s fault that my room is in a mess.
—Nonsense! Your mother is not _________ for your laziness.
A. blaming B. blamed
C. to blame D. to be blamed
—Nowadays few people do shopping in this 100-year-old store.
—What a pity! It ____ a particular favorite with people, known for selling traditional food.
A. is B. has been C. was D. had been
Sam, in every way, has handled the challenge, _________ his friends_________ how he’s achieved success in spite of the difficulties.
A. overcome; by B. overcoming; with
C. impressed; by D. impressing; with
The ________ child was finally told who were his true parents____________ the fact that he lived a happy life.
A. adopted; in spite of B. adopting; despite
C. adopted; though D. adopting; in spite of
