When Fred lost his job, he ____ his sorrows in drink.
| A．dragged | B．drowned | C．adopted | D．drank |
If you ever have the _____ to go abroad to work, you should take it.
| A．possibility | B．offer | C．luck | D．chance |
Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.
| A．away | B．in | C．out | D．up |
As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.
| A．log | B．lodge | C．landing | D．lodging |
The thieves _____ him _____ in the park, took his wallet and escaped.
| A．held .. back | B．held .. up | C．held .. on | D．held .. out |
When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.
| A．won | B．bitten | C．beaten | D．hit |