The patient’s progress was very encouraging as he could ________ get out of bed without help.
| A．nearly | B．hardly | C．merely | D．barely |
Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home, _______.
| A．happily and satisfied | B．happy and satisfied |
| C．eager and excitedly | D．anxiously and excitedly |
-----Are you a journalist?
-----No, but I _______.
| A．was used to | B．used to |
| C．used to be | D．was used to being\ |
_______ the U.S.-China relationship as “the most consequential(重要的)” in the world, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for greater cooperation between the two powers.
| A．Described | B．To describe |
| C．Describing | D．Having described |
My cousin doesn't know what to _______ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.
| A．take on | B．take away |
| C．take up | D．take after |
The right treatment would be to _______ direct pressure to the wound to slow the bleeding.
| A．cover | B．apply | C．adjust | D．process |