Because the scientists are always traveling towards the truth _________ arriving at them, they need to help one another to find the way.
| A．more than | B．bless than | C．other than | D．rather than |
— I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered.
— Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then.
| A．walked | B．was walking | C．had walked | D．would walk |
Paris________ be a wonderful city but it’s not somewhere I’d like to live.
| A．might | B．would | C．must | D．can |
A decline in electricity output forces industrial estates and cities to burn more coal and give out more carbon to _________ the shortfall.
| A．make out | B．make up | C．bring out | D．bring up |
Maya ________ me deeply when I read her writing, but she touches me most of all when I hear her speak.
| A．controls | B．affects | C．amuses | D．confuses |
Orange-uniformed emergency workers are searching the smoking ruins for three people _______ buried when the structure was shaken to the ground.
| A．to fear | B．fearing | C．feared | D．fear |