---Do you know why Jeff resigned from the firm?
---He held out for higher wages, but was _____ in the end.
| A．put down | B．broke down | C．cut down | D．turned down |
________by a group of children，the old man was delighted.
| A．To be surrounded | B．Surrounding | C．Surrounded | D．To be surrounding |
Learning English means _________ memorizing a huge lot of words．It involves a large amount of reading as well．
| A．other than | B．more than | C．rather than | D．less than |
Tom as well as two of his classmates _____ invited to the party.
| A．was | B．were | C．have been | D．had been |
The fact has worried many scientists ______ the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years.
| A．what | B．which | C．that | D．though |
My grandfather is always thinking for others. In another word, he is always ________.
| A．modest | B．cautious | C．considerate | D．considerable |