85. The _____ from the forest fire could be seen miles away.
A. smell B. steam C. smoke D. sight
84. The _____ of the clock showed that it was time for dinner.
A. hands B. fingers C. numbers D. arms
83. As he was ill, he had to _____ the party.
A. miss B. regret C. lose D. accept
82. I do _____ I could speak French well.
A. know B. want C. wish D. hope
81. He told me he had been offered a very well-paid _____ abroad.
A. service B. position C. business D. work
80. These trees cannot be grown in such a cold _____ as ours.
A. weather B. climate C. season D. space
79. The taxi driver was badly _____ when his car crashed into a wall.
A. pained B. hit C. hurt D. wound
78. The room was so quiet that she could hear the _____ of her heart.
A. hitting B. beating C. tapping D. striking
77. The _____ to the moon took the astronauts three days.
A. trip B. way C. journey D. flight
76. Father will not _____ us to use his recorder.
A. have B. let C. agree D. allow