He has the advantage ______ a good education ______ all the others. So he is the man of influence in this town.
A.of; over B.over; from C.of; than D.from; than
Whenever I ask him for help, he doesn’t ______ me, which moves me a lot.
A.risk helping B.hesitate to help
C.bend down to help D.doubt to help
_______ many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.
A.Having been told B.Though he had been told
C.He had been told D.Having told
The girl reminded me of what happened 20 years ago ______ I met her.
A.the first time B.at the first time
C.in the first time D.for the first time
—Why did you ______ the third paragraph of your rewritten composition?
—Because I thought it was off the point.
A.put out B.make out C.figure out D.leave out
This clock needs ______, for it is five minutes ______.
A.to be repairing; slow B.be repaired; slower
C.repairing; slow D.being repaired; slowest