His efforts to raise money for his program were _______ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
| A．in place | B．in vain | C．in effect | D．in sight |
The wallet ________ several days ago was found ________ in the rubbish.
| A．stealing; lie | B．stolen; lying | C．stealing; lain | D．stolen; to lie |
．A big earthquake________ Pakistan on October 8 , 2005, ________ over 70,000 people.
| A．strikes; killing | B．struck; killing | C．knocked; killed | D．hit; kills |
．— What terrible weather! It ________ for ten days, more or less.
— The rain season will last about a month.
| A．rains | B．is raining | C．rained | D．has been raining |
．The terrible flood swallowed the village ________ the villagers could get away. No one survived it.
| A．after | B．as | C．since | D．before |
．A big earthquake________ Pakistan on October 8 , 2005, ________ over 70,000 people.
| A．strikes; killing | B．struck; killing | C．knocked; killed | D．hit; kills |