The fireman couldn’t __________ what the dark thing was through the heavy smoke．
| A．work out | B．make out | C．try out | D．set out |
The boys, ________ with this somewhat terrifying figure, had lost their tongues.
| A．to face | B．having faced | C．faced | D．facing |
_____ the vegetables to go bad, he preferred to sell them at half price.
| A．Rather than allowing | B．Rather than to allow |
| C．More than allow | D．Rather than allow |
To the joy of everyone here, the famous movie star was _____ mayor of the city.
| A．adopted | B．appointed | C．named after | D．in the name of |
On my way to th
e market, I happily _____one of my old friends whom I hadn’t seen for many years.
| A．came across | B．came to | C．came between | D．came after |
The conference will begin in an hour;_______, let’s have a rest.
| A．on the meantime | B．in the meantimes |
| C．in the meantime | D．in meanwhile |