As is well known, the brain performs a very important _______, which controls the nerve system of the body.
| A．motion | B．action | C．function | D．fact |
—What were you doing when Tony phoned you?
—I had just finished my work and ______ to take a shower.
| A．had started | B．started | C．have started | D．was starting |
Helen was much kinder to her youngest son than to the others, ______ , of course, made the others envy him.
| A．who | B．that | C．which | D．what |
We have to ______ the wheat as soon as possible because a storm is on the way.
| A．get away | B．get across | C．get through | D．get in |
There was ______ time ______ I hated to go to school.
| A．a; when | B．a; that | C．the; that | D．the; when |
. Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within ______ of little children.
| A．hand | B．reach | C．space | D．distance |