284. Unexpectedly, Maggie came out of the cage and ____ the letter from her and began to read aloud.
| A．held | B．seized | C．snatched | D．Grasped |
Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.
| A．wonderful | B．splendid | C．tedious | D．magnificent |
The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.
| A．opposition | B．return | C．sympathy | D．readiness |
It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.
| A．news | B．print | C．publication | D．press |
Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.
| A．state | B．intention | C．occasion | D．practice |
After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
| A．poured | B．melted | C．drew | D．dismissed |