_______ a satisfactory operation, the patient recovered from illness very quickly.

　A. Having been given  B. Having given　       C. Giving 　　　              D. Being given

A person _______ a foreign language must be able to use the foreign language　_______ all about his own.

　A. to learn, to forget    B. learning, to forget　C. to learn, forgetting　 D. learning, forgetting

 _______ a little money, Jimmy was able to buy his mother a lovely new lamp.

　A. To save　　　        B. Saving　　　               C. Saved　　　           D. Having saved

We haven’t seen John for a long time. As a matter of fact, we have      him.

A. made up for        B. run out of C. come to pass    D. lost track of

It takes a long time to   a good fame, but this name is quickly lost but just one crime or piece of bad behavior. A. build up    B. put up    C. turn up    D. set up

— That’s a lovely dress.

 — Do you think so? My aunt gave it to me for my birthday, but I don’t ____the color.

A. interest in                   B. care for       C. please with                D. fond of

The boy's bad behavior ____ his mother lots of sleepless nights.

A. cost               B. took            C. spent              D. paid

In the past ten years, Government has ____ the price of certain drugs for some 11 times.   

A. dropped         B. reduced        C. lowed    D. decreased

Cars play an important role in modern life , but they            also cause many problems like air pollution.

   A. should         B. can            C. must            D. will 

--- It’s said that there are more than 1 million citizens in the county.

---Exactly. One reason is that people are            into it in great numbers.

A. breaking         B. filling        C. pouring         D. hurrying