I ________ like boiled water, but now I love it.
| A．would | B．used to | C．wouldn’t | D．didn’t use to |
To enjoy the scenery, Bob would spend a long time on the train ________ travel by air.
| A．other than |
| B．apart from |
| C．except for |
| D．rather than |
Jim had a lot of homework to do, but he ________ to finish it before bedtime.
| A．contributed |
| B．managed |
| C．succeeded |
| D．arranged |
At 30 we need to ________ to our lives and shed from fantasties. But to the depressed I whisper that life begins at 40.
| A．set down |
| B．put down |
| C．devote |
| D．settle down |
What a big snake! It ________ one and a half metres long.
| A．is measured |
| B．is measuring |
| C．measures |
| D．will measure |
He noticed that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him. It would ________ him completely, but he managed to escape just in time.
| A．measure |
| B．float |
| C．surround |
| D．crash |