An explosion blew the roof off an unstable reactor north of Tokyo, ____ fears of a disaster at a nuclear plant ____ in the massive earthquake that hit Japan.
| A．to raise; to be damaged | B．raising; damaging |
| C．raising; damaged | D．raised; being damaged |
— I’m very _____ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.
— Mm, it does have a ____ smell.
| A．pleasant; pleased | B．pleased; plcased |
| C．pleasant; pleasant | D．pleased; pleasant |
It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ______ to her mother.
| A．close | B．closely | C．closed | D．closing |
― Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday?
― Thank you. I’d love to, ______ I’ll be out of town at the weekend.
| A．because | B．and | C．so | D．but |
All the people ______ at the party were his supporters.
| A．present | B．thankful | C．interested | D．important |
Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has _________ IQ.
| A．a high | B．a higher | C．the higher | D．the highest |