The little boy, out of curiosity, _______ the toy to see how it worked, but couldn’t put it together.
| A．took apart | B．broken down | C．burst into | D．knocked off |
On the international market, the price of petroleum has been falling down, which is now _____ it used to be.
| A．as one third as | B．one third as much as |
| C．one third more than | D．as one third much as |
We can no longer ____to consider water an almost free resource that we can use as much as we like.
| A．permit | B．afford | C．expect | D．offer |
After talking with his father for about half an hour, he felt better and began to know how to ____ this kind of situation.
| A．strengthen | B．explore | C．handle | D．arrange |
---I failed today’s math test! What shall I do?
---____! Try once more.
| A．Come on | B．Hurry up | C．Take it easy | D．Don’t mention it |
He lost his job three years ago; _____, he was seriously injured in an accident last week.
| A．in the first place | B．worse still | C．on the contrary | D．in other words |