[单项选择]I've been taking English lessons for 3 months but I （　）haven't made much progress.
A. always
B. yet
C. still
D. already

[单项选择]For the past ______ months they have been taking care of all new statistical information in the papers.
A. several
B. less
C. another
D. a lot

[单项选择]A client with rheumatoid arthritis has been taking large doses of aspirin to relieve her joint pain. The nurse should assess the client for which important symptom of aspirin toxicity
A. Chest pain.
B. Drowsiness.
C. Dysuria.
D. Tinnitus.

[单项选择]What had been taking place during the time of the Roses


A. the development of England
B. a series of wars
C. the growth of poetry
D. the Battle of the Armada

[单项选择]Our business has been slack （） three months.
A. in
B. within
C. over
D. for

[单项选择]It proved that the old woman she had been taking care of was indeed her own mother.（）
A. turned over
B. turned in
C. turned down
D. turned out

[单项选择]My grandmother has been ill for two months, so her health has ______.
A. deteriorated
B. diminished
C. dwindled
D. lessened

[单项选择]We've been through some rough times together.
A. short
B. difficult
C. long
D. happy

[单项选择]After we had been in the village for a few months, we so liked it that we decided to settle there
A. in turn
B. for good
C. as usual
D. at most

[单项选择]It's been six months. You （）your research paper by now
A. have to finish
B. must finish
C. can finish
D. ought to finish

[单项选择]You've been overworking recently, and would find a holiday ____.
A. fortunate
B. essential
C. profitable
D. beneficial

[单项选择]You've been overworking recently, and you would find a holiday ______.


A. healthy
B. appropriate
C. valuable
D. beneficial

[填空题]I‘ve never been to a professional fashion show but my sister is studying clothes design at college, and her class put on an end-of-term fashion show to (46) _____ I was invited. I didn‘t really want to go because I expected the whole thing to be a (47) _____ (disaster) failure, so I rather unwillingly agreed to go along. The introduction (48) _____ the show was very (49) _____ (impress) indeed — with all the models performing handstands and cartwheels. It looked a bit too athletic for me — but this certainly succeeded (50) _____ getting the attention of the audience. I had expected all the models to be (51) f_____ but surprisingly enough, there were quite a few males modelling the clothes, (52) _____. They say there‘s never anything totally new in fashion but the show proved this to be (53) _____ (true). Everything that the students had created looked new and attractive. As I looked (54) ar_____ the audience, I could see (55) _____ I suspected might be people looking for new talent.