（）he tried to understand my tragedies, he failed all the same.

He tried to solve the problem, but he (quick) ________ gave up.

He tried to ______ his nervousness.

A．cover for

B．cover on

C．cover up

D．cover in

A.interrupted

B.interruption

C.interrupt

D.interrupting

A.the

B.another

C.a

D.one

He tried to escape ________.

A、to be punished

B、to punish

C、punishing

D、being punished

A.equality

B.eye

C.balance

D.distance

When he lost his job he tried to _________ his fortunes by robbing a bank.

A．revive

B．retrieve

C．rectify

D．recycle

Hard as he tried, the speaker could not _______ his point of view to the audience.

A．put across

B．put away

C．put forward

D．put through

He never tried to hide his ______ for those who were not as intelligent as him.

A．contempt

B．contest

C．continuity

D．context