_____ being too large, the color and the style of the dress suit me well.
| A．Apart from | B．As well as | C．Besides | D．Instead of |
–Whenever I get a blister somewhere on my body, I usually ______ it over and over until it breaks; let out the watery liquid inside and leave it dry by itself.
--It works sometimes but it might get infected easily. The normal _____ for it should be---Oh I don’t know.
| A．press; cure | B．squeeze; treatment | C．impress; cure | D．polish; treatment |
He was running hard to catch up with the rest of his team when he fell over his own feet. When he struggled up, he felt his left ankle ______, and found his left hand ______ and his nose ______.
| A．spraining; swelling; bleeding | B．sprained; swollen; bled |
| C．spraining; swelling; bled | D．sprained; swollen; bleeding |
_______ of hope still remains for the young girl whose cruel step father poured a pan of boiling water over her head as she _______ to remove the basin on the stove which was too hot for a bruised bare hand.
| A．A light; denied | B．A ray; turned down | C．A little; rejected | D．A ray; refused |
The situation in the Middle East is so ______ that we have to be ______ when dealing with the hostage issue.
| A．complex; cautious | B．difficult; anxious | C．mixed; careful | D．mild; eager |
I think it ______ that one have a good command of English if one wants to be engaged in international trade.
| A．useful | B．a must | C．essential | D．vital |