All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were _____, and he died soon.
| A．in place | B．in return | C．in vain | D．in ruins |
Bob: How long have you lived here? Sue: _________.
| A．Since the beginning of the year. | B．In 1990 |
| C．Not long ago | D．Only until the end of the year |
Don't read ______ books ________ you can not understand.
A. same…as B. the same …like C. such …as D such… like
She was given the chance to ______ designing the new bridge.
| A．take part in | B．attend | C．go all out | D．join |
The mother ________ her son's success in the newspaper.
| A．learned about | B．learned | C．heard | D．learned from |
Sports build the body _______ reading builds the mind.
| A．while | B．when | C．as | D．for |