— Li Lin hasn’t turned up yet, but he promised to come to the party.
— He ______ home. He is a man of keeping his word.
A.can’t leave | B.won’t be leaving |
C.could have left | D.must have left |
Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to _____ a scientific theory.
A.confirm | B.confine | C.conform | D.conceive |
Because of the strong sun Mrs. William’s new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.
A.faded | B.fainted | C.paled | D.diminished |
. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
A.change | B.variation | C.revision | D.alteration |
It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.
A.extend | B.increase | C.lengthen | D.magnify |
. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.
A.departing | B.decreasing | C.descending | D.depressing |