1. The firm is working on a new product in combination with several overseas ________.

A. passengers     B. partners     C. teenagers        D. settlers

2. With all the difficult problems ________, the boss went abroad for a trip.

A. settled        B. having settled       C. to settle        D. settling

3. The question which ______ at the meeting was whether we had enough money.

A. turned up      B. gave up      C. came up      D. picked up

4. Native  language speakers can understand each other _____ they don’t speak the same kind of language.

A. even       B. when          C. as though       D. even if

5. __________ in the ruins, the girl still wore a smile, waiting to be recued.

A. Trapped        B. Having trapped   C. To trap     D. Trapping