2012年12月大学英语六级语法专项练习(21)

41. The company ________ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.
A) is promised      B) has been promising
C) is promising      D) promised（B）
42. The doctor was asked to go back to the hospital because of ________ case.
A) an operation      B) an emergency
C) a treatment      D) an incident（B）
43. Life is a candle ________ to burn ever brighter.
A) being meant      B) meaning
C) to mean      D) meant（D）
44. Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after her husband’s boat had been ________.
A) wrecked      B) collapsed
C) decayed      D) fired（A）
45. No one needs to feel awkward in ________ his own customs.
A) pursuing      B) following      C) chasing      D) seeking（B）