We had a marvelous holiday: only the last two days were slightly _____ by the weather.
A.damaged | B.hurt | C.ruined | D.spoiled |
The book seems to have been _____ from various books and articles.
A.pieced together | B.taken off |
C.broken away | D.pulled out |
It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _____.
A.scattered | B.dismissed | C.separated | D.spread |
. He _____ the place where he had been bitten by an insect.
A.snatched | B.scratched | C.squeezed | D.stretched |
Trains stop here in order to _____ passengers only.
A.get off | B.pick up | C.pull up | D.pull in |
Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _____.
A.hurt | B.spoiled | C.damaged | D.harmed |
So far as he could, John had always tried to _____ the example he saw in Lincoln.
A.live up to | B.set forth | C.call for | D.cut out |
The branches could hardly _____ the weight of the fruit.
A.retain | B.maintain | C.sustain | D.remain |
He didn't _____ what I read because his mind was on something else.
A.hold on | B.catch on | C.take in | D.get over |
She _____ the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford.
A.challenged | B.obstructed | C.contradicted | D.resisted |