He was ______ to find that it was almost impossible to undertake the task.
| A．cast off | B．cast out | C．cast away | D．cast down |
He used to be _____ shy but now he can talk freely to anyone he meets.
| A．extremely | B．nearly | C．actually | D．briefly |
________ the machine begins to work, you can’t stop it _____.
| A．While; soon | B．For; right away | C．Once; at once | D．Until; immediately |
—Mum, I hope we can spend our holiday abroad this year.
—______ I’m too busy to take a trip abroad.
| A．Better forget it. | B．Why not? |
| C．It couldn’t be better | D．Good idea! |
Do you remember the place _____ we visited last year?
| A．that | B．where | C．when | D．in which |
I request that you __________ the task on time.
| A．finished | B．should finish | C．could finish | D．would finish |