My shoes are worn out.They need_______.
A.to repair B.be repaired C.repaired D.Repairing
He hadn’t worked hard at his lessons._______, he failed in the exam.
A.As a result B.However C.Otherwise D.Since then
— When did the meeting begin?
—At four o’clock.It ______ for 15 minutes.
A.was onB.beganC.has been onD.has begun
It is said that the gravity on Mars is only about __________ of the gravity on earth.
A.three-eighthsB.third-eighthC.three-eighthD.third-eighths
After a short time, the bad news had ______all over the city and everybody knew it.
A.showed B.spread C.covered D.Explored
The workers recycle the old newspapers ______use them.
A.so that don’t B.in order not to C.in order to D.so that