________ the truth, I don’t like to be laughed at ________.
| A．Tell; public | B．To tell; in public |
| C．Telling; in public | D．I tell; the public |
The task is hard, ____, the workers managed to finish it in time.
| A．therefore | B．otherwise | C．however | D．yet |
Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and _______the water over the hand.
| A．spread | B．dropped | C．poured | D．covered |
Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, _________ as clockwork.
| A．usually | B．frequently | C．regularly | D．commonly |
A kind of glass dish that _____ heat is useful.
| A．resists | B．rejects | C．defends | D．keeps |
This novel is ______ a good book, but there are many that are better.
| A．very | B．rather | C．fairly | D．quite |