He couldn’t lie convincingly enough to take a child _____.
A.in
B.down
C.away
D.up
A.in
B.down
C.away
D.up
He couldn't ______ with the noise in the room.
A.put on
B.put across
C.put up
D.put off
Bill couldn't ______ an answer when the teacher asked him why he was late.
A.come up with
B.come over
C.come on
D.come up to
A.spend
B.afford
C.take
D.cost
______ many times, but he still couldn't understand it.
A. Having been told
B. He was told
C. Though he had been told
D. Having told
______, he couldn't earn enough to support the family.
A.Hard as he worked
B.As he worked hard
C.As hard he worked
D.Hard as did he work
It was______ that he couldn't finish it alone.
A.a so difficult job
B.such a difficult job
C.so a difficult job
D.such difficult a job
______ the graduate's experiences that he couldn't find a good job.
A.Were so few
B.Such few were
C.So few were
D.So little were
A.amused
B.ease
C.awkward
D.alone
He couldn' t use his own car because it ______ then.
A.was being repaired
B.was repairing
C.is repairing
D.has been repaired
(Hard) (as) he worked, (but) Mr. Brown couldn't (keep) the shop properly.
A.Hard
B.as
C.but
D.keep