It is reported that large amounts of locusts(蝗虫) _____ in their activity in the north now.
| A．is | B．are | C．was | D．were |
High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.
| A．discourage | B．decrease | C．disturb | D．disgust |
. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.
| A．crashing | B．throwing | C．rushing | D．dropping |
Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?
| A．comply | B．confirm | C．consent | D．conform |
Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.
| A．deliberately | B．intensively |
| C．decisively | D．objectively |
People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.
| A．sum | B．quantity | C．deal | D．amount |