Question

4. He is likely             that house at present，since the house prices are increasing sharply at the moment. (hold)

他可能目前会把那幢房子保留下来，因为房价正在大幅上涨。

Answer 1

4. to hold onto考查likely的用法。sb. be likely to dosth.某人可能做某事。hold on to表示"抓住不放，保留或保有某物".，likely的用法还有：it is likely that...,类似单词possible的用法为：it is possible for sb. to do sth.。