Mr Williams, ______ of the long speech, sat there, ________ to death.
A.tired; boring | B.tiring; bored | C.tired; bored | D.tiring; boring |
With many major economic problems_______ to be addressed, there is no point _______ the growth rate of this year now.
A.remaining ; predicting | B.remaining ; to predict |
C.remained ; predicting | D.remained ; to predict |
There is only one who is capable of setting limits to your growth, and it _____ well be you.
A.may | B.should | C.will | D.must |
He had just lost his job when, at the precise moment, his girlfriend broke up with him. She ____ salt into his wound.
A.rubbed | B.had rubbed | C.would rub | D.was rubbing |
The edition of Longman Dictionary is up to date. The words which _____ into English from the outside world ______ about 200 pages of the dictionary.
A.were imported; occupy | B.are imported; have occupied |
C.have been imported; occupy | D.were imported; have occupied |
The world economy has improved _____ since the end of last year, but major problems and challenges are not fully solved.
A.somehow | B.somewhat | C.anyhow | D.meanwhile |