_______twice, he didn't want to try again.

　　A. Failed              B. Failing             C. Having failed    D. To fail

There, in the corner, sat three girls,_______.

　　A.sew            B.were sewing              C.to sew               D.sewing

He wrote a letter to me _______ that his trip to Japan had been put off because of the bad weather.　

A. inform 　         B. informing　           C. informed 　　              D. being informed

The students in the university are all taking courses _______ a degree.

　A. coming to　              B. going to　                    C. leading to　           D. turning to

.With the money _______ , he couldn't buy any ticket.　

　A. to lose　　　        B. losing　　　               C. lost　　　               D. has lost

His behavior at the party last night seemed rather    . Many of us were quite surprised.

A. out of practice    B. out of place       C. out of politeness       D. out of pity

His pale face   a reluctant smile when he heard the news.

A. came on              B. was taken on        C. took on        D. turned into

The college is planning to offer more English courses to ____the needs of beginners of English.

A. meet with    B. meet    C. supply    D. satisfy with

Actually, Miss Zhang is not at all serious as she _____.

A. shows          B. performs          C. appears            D. behaves

Every day we ____ more than 40 000 passengers to over 100 destinations around the world.  

A. carry       B. fly      C. pick up          D. bring