Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to _____ a scientific theory.
| A.confirm | B.confine | C.conform | D.conceive |
I ________ to help you with your homework, but I couldn’t spare any time. I ________ a composition last night and I’ll finish it today.
| A.wanted; wrote | B.had wanted; was writing |
| C.have wanted; wrote | D.wanted; have been writing |
Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge _______ our thinking.
| A.which to be based on | B.which to base on |
| C.on which to base | D.which to base |
Recently we held a discussion about what we shall use for power when all the oil in the world has _________?
| A.run out of | B.used up | C.given out | D.put out |
--- What do you think of the jacket and the hat I wear today?
--- I don’t think this jacket _________ you and that your hat _______ this jacket perfectly.
| A.suits; fits | B.meets; fits | C.matches; suits | D.fits; matches |
Though my grandfather is in his eighties, he is still as _________ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.
| A.enthusiastic | B.talkative | C.energetic | D.sensitive |