Among millions of people who watched television coverage of the rescue of the Chile’s first miner _________U.S. President Barack Obama, who hailed the operation as an inspiration to the world.
| A．is | B．were | C．are | D．was |
Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him go.
| A．cautious | B．grateful | C．tolerant | D．wild |
What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.
| A．awful | B．essential |
| C．impressive | D．obvious |
Is this your necklace, Mary? I ______ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.
| A．came across | B．dealt with |
| C．looked after | D．went for |
I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening, but there must be something wrong with the network; I can’t seem to ______.
| A．get through | B．get off |
| C．get in | D．get along |
The old rules have to be ______ because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.
| A．developed | B．established |
| C．observed | D．revised |