It _______ this morning that two of the body guards of the prime minister got killed and the minister himself got ______ hurt in the violent car bomb explosion.
| A．officially announced; slightly |
| B．was officially announced; lightly |
| C．was official announced; seriously |
| D．was officially announced; slightly |
It was almost midnight when a fire _____ in the neighborhood.
| A．blocked out | B．turned out | C．broke out | D．died out |
There is a peaceful and calm _____ in the country, quite different from that of a big city.
| A．climate | B．atmosphere | C．system | D．situation |
Jack was in low spirits those days and his friends did all they could _____ him up.
| A．cheer | B．cheering | C．cheered | D．to cheer |
See the model ship ____in the pool? That’s what my father made for me last weekend.
| A．float | B．floating | C．floated | D．to float |
Though I was tired out that evening, I _____ from falling asleep by the great pain in my knee.
| A．was prevented | B．had prevented | C．has prevented | D．am prevented |