She seemed to be very tired, but if she could ______ for more than 5 minutes, she could break the record in the long-distance race.
A. take on B. hang on
C. work on D. depend on
Education helps open the mind and provides possibilities that a person ______ otherwise.
A. wouldn’t have B. shall not have
C. didn’t have D. doesn’t have
Who would you rather _______ with you to the park, John or Mary?
A. have go B. have to go
C. have gone D. had gone
When I called at his home the other day, I found him sitting on an armchair, ___ in his hands.
A. buried his head B. burying his head
C. his head burying D. his head to be buried
Newly ________ chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, Yao Ming has put reforming the domestic game’s management at the top of his agenda.
A. appointing B. appointed
C. being appointed D. having appointed
The majority of new businesses fail because, ________ they have a product or service that fills a gap in the market, they usually lack the skills in sales, marketing, and administration.
A. now that B. even if
C. as long as D. as though
