_____, he tries his best to make a living by himself.

A. Disabled as he is                                       B. Disabled although he is

C. As he is disabled                                      D. Despite he is disabled

 - He hasn’t turned up at the party so far.

- Well, he _____.

A. ought to have          B. ought to                 C. ought to go             D. ought

 _____ confidence, she wasn’t awarded Beauty Queen in the beauty contest.

A. Lacking of       B. Lack of                 C. Lacking in        D. Lacked

 The manager promised to keep us ____ how our business was going on.

A. informing of            B. informed         C. informed of             D. informing

 When we arrived in the deep night, we found there was no food ____ as all the shops were shut.

A. left                        B. available              C. remaining             D. convenient

 When _____ to the tree, the poor boy burst into tears and called for help.

A. finding tie                                            B. found tied

C. found being tied                                        D. found to tie

 When we got there, he was about to leave, so he only had time to explain _____ to us what he thought of our plan.

A. carefully                  B. impatiently              C. roughly      D. repeatedly

 Many people agree that _____ knowledge of English is ____ must in ____ international trade today.

A. /; a; the                   B. /; a; /                       C. a; a; /                      D. a; /; /

 It seemed strange that the young man ___ in the last exam.

A. should have cheated                                 B. cheats

C. had cheated                                              D. cheated

 _____ in a friendly way, their quarrel came to an end.

A. Being settled          B. Settled                    C. Having settled        D. Settling