| We had already read the _____ before we operated the machine. |
A. introduction B. direction C. explanation D. instructions |
| Oil prices have risen _____ 32 percent since last year, _____ a record $84.65 a barrel on Nov.9. |
A. by; reached B. by; reaching C. by; to reach D. to; reaching |
| All that this young man dreams of is to make _____ and live _____. |
A. a big fortune; an easy life B. a big money; an easy life C. big fortune; easy life D. big money; easy life |
| With the electricity _____ because of the road repairs,the whole building was completely dark. |
A. cut up B. cut off C. cut out D. cut down |
| My friend Bob just bought an apartment in a suburb of Beijing last week, which is much smaller than ours but is three times _____ expensive. |
A. very B. so C. too D. as |
| — Your daughter looks too thin for her height. — Yes. She is too _____ about food. There is no way of making her fat. |
A. special B. particular C. unusual D. especial |
| After being criticized by her mother, she spoke out the words ______ in her heart for many years, tears ______ her eyes. |
A. having hidden; filling B. hidden; filled C. hiding; having filled D. hidden; filling |
| Our teacher looked here and there on our playground _____ looking for something. |
A. even though B. even if C. as if D. only if |
| The whole area was _____ by the snow, and the government had to send food there by helicopter. |
A. cut away B. cut up C. cut off D. cut down |
| As a businessman he was a success,but as a husband he was _____ failure, so their marriage ended in _____ failure. |
A. /; / B. /; a C. a; a D. a; / |