The article is too long and should be ______ by half .
| A．cut down | B．cut off | C．turned up | D．turned off |
Only those who have reached the agreed standard for their event will______ as competitors.
| A．have admitted | B．being admitted | C．be admitted | D．be admitting |
— Would you come to our party tomorrow, Della?
— I’m afraid I can’t afford the time, but thank you for the invitation _______.
| A．somehow | B．instead | C．besides | D．anyhow |
The children are busy doing piles of homework, for they _______ their end-of-term exam soon.
| A．will be taken | B．take | C．are taking | D．would take |
When the powerful earthquake struck and all lights went out all of a sudden. It seemed _______ the world was at an end.
| A．as if | B．even if | C．such as | D．like that |
They told us it was the second time that the volunteers _______ the nursing home.
| A．visited | B．have visited | C．were visiting | D．had visited |