The policy will _______a chain reaction of automatic spending cuts that can lead to thousands of job losses.
| A．set down | B．set off | C．set out | D．set about |
．A big earthquake________ Pakistan on October 8 , 2005, ________ over 70,000 people.
| A．strikes; killing | B．struck; killing | C．knocked; killed | D．hit; kills |
．— What terrible weather! It ________ for ten days, more or less.
— The rain season will last about a month.
| A．rains | B．is raining | C．rained | D．has been raining |
．The terrible flood swallowed the village ________ the villagers could get away. No one survived it.
| A．after | B．as | C．since | D．before |
．A big earthquake________ Pakistan on October 8 , 2005, ________ over 70,000 people.
| A．strikes; killing | B．struck; killing | C．knocked; killed | D．hit; kills |
．The room was empty_______ a computer and a desk.
| A．except | B．without | C．except for | D．besides |