With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth_______each year.
| A．is washing away | B．are being washed away |
| C．are washing away | D．is being washed away |
A good idea was ______ by the local government that all the ancient paintings in the ruined temples should be protected right now.
| A．adapted | B．adopted | C．absorbed | D．abused |
Some high officers were punished by law only because they were ______ what didn’t belong to them.
| A．in the possession of | B．in possession of | C．possessed | D．possessing |
Donald doesn’t have much patience — he often loses his _______.
| A．courage | B．mind | C．balance | D．temper |
On catching sight of his mother, the little boy _________ his grandmother and threw himself into his mother’s arms.
| A．kept away from | B．broke away from | C．got away with | D．turned away with |
Though he failed many times in the election, he never lost _______ heart and at last was elected _________President of the USA.
A.／；a B. a；the C. his；the D.／；／