Can you succeed ____ doing nothing?

A. in B. through C. on D. by

____ practice is very important to us all.

A. Continuous               B. Continual                  C. Continuing                D. Keep

What ____ it will be when we all go on holiday together!

A. a fun                        B. funny                       C. fun                          D. funs

He understands everything ____ why she left him.

A. except B. except for C. besides D. aside from

It is the first time that we ____ football together now.

A. are playing                B. played                      C. were playing                    D. play

It's time you ____ the problem at the meeting.

A. discuss                           B. are discussing                  C. discussed                 D. had discussed

I to wait here until the teacher arrives.

A. am instructed B. have instructed C. have been instructed D. am taught

The work ____ much more difficult than I had expected.

A. is proved B. was proved C. is proving D. proved

--Can you lend me $10,000?

--Sorry, I have owed the bank $ 50,000. If I ____ the house, I would satisfy you.

A. didn't buy B. should buy C. shouldn't buy D. hadn't bought

____ her, I would have drowned.

A. But for                   B. Except for                      C. For                         D. Besides