What ______ pity that you couldn’t be there to receive_______ prize!
| A．a; a | B．the; a | C．a; the | D．the; the |
Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.
| A．deliberately | B．intensively |
| C．decisively | D．objectively |
The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.
| A．in addition | B．in brief | C．in common | D．in essence |
Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.
| A．equivalent | B．uniform | C．alike | D．likely |
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 |