So far, several ships have been reported missing _______ the coast of Bermuda Island.
| A．off | B．along | C．on | D．around |
You can't get to the island __________ by boat.
| A．more than | B．other than |
| C．rather than | D．except for |
At the meeting they discussed three different __________ to the study of
mathematics.
| A．approaches | B．means |
| C．methods | D．ways |
________ to his experiment, he didn't notice that autumn had already come.
| A．Devote | B．Devoting |
| C．Devoted | D．To devote |
In a __________ state, the children had a meeting and decided to choose one person to ask for more food.
| A．pleased | B．desperate |
| C．astonished | D．easy |
Though __________， he still earned a lot of money to support his family.
| A．no employment | B．not employed |
| C．was not employed | D．he not employed |