. After so many days on the way, even Charles cheered up at the _____ of the food.
| A．look | B．sight | C．sign | D．appearance |
He has spent little time on his lessons this term, so he _____ to fail the exam.
| A．expects | B．hopes |
| C．wishes | D．requires |
Don’t _______ your breath trying to persuade them; they’ll never listen.
| A．use | B．waste |
| C．spend | D．put |
If you lend me a pound, it will _____ me having to go to the bank.
| A．save | B．share |
| C．serve | D．help |
I missed what was happening because I wasn’t ______ very closely.
| A．noticing | B．running |
| C．watching | D．glancing |
She went to the station to meet her husband, but _____ him in the crowd.
| A．passed | B．recognized |
| C．missed | D．lost |