The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _______ the desert.
| A．covering | B．covered | C．cover | D．to cover |
____________, I still couldn’t figure out what the headmaster said at the conference.
| A．Though I didn’t listen attentively | B．Attentively as I listened |
| C．Attentively as did I listen | D．As long as I listened |
Environmentalists urged that more effective measures ___________by the government to reduce the pollution.
| A．were taken | B．would adopt | C．be adopted | D．should take |
The people hurried to store up food and daily goods ________ war.
| A．in spite of | B．in favor of | C．in expectation of | D．in honor of |
–Is Lily your good friend?
--_________. We are only nodding acquaintances.
| A．Not really | B．Not likely | C．Not exactly | D．Not necessarily |
The Whites stayed in England for half a month, ________ they visited most of the tourist spots there.
| A．when | B．from which | C．during which time | D．since when |