--- What was the weather like yesterday?
--- It was terrible. It rained so ________ that people could _______ go out.
| A．hardly…hard | B．hardly… hardly | C．hard… hardly | D．hard… hard |
Hearing that he would have to be given another injection, the boy _ a smile to cover up his fear.
| A．wore | B．managed | C．strengthened | D．controlled |
The young girl was _____ to ask such a simple question and nodded like the others.
| A．shamed | B．ashamed | C．shameful | D．shameless |
Having lost all their _____ in a big fire, the Blacks had to depend on their friends and relatives for a living.
| A．galleries | B．reputations | C．signatures | D．possessions |
–Are you fond of sports, Lily?
-- Not really. Honestly speaking, music _____ me more than sports.
| A．appeals to | B．responds to | C．contribute to | D．attends to |
On the contrary, I think it is Truman, _____ you, _____ to blame.
| A．more than; are | B．less than; who are |
| C．rather than; that is | D．rather than; is |