Parents，of course，will do everything they could to________their children from harm.
| A．defend | B．convince |
| C．overcome | D．reduce |
The driver who died in the accident _________, but he didn’t wear the seat belt.
A. could survived B. could have survived
B. must survived D. must have survived
I can’t tell you the exact time when I’ll get there, maybe at 8 or 9 or later. __________, I’ll be there as early as I can.
| A．Thus | B．However |
| C．Anyhow | D．Therefore |
The headmaster will not permit the change in the course, nor _________ it a thought.
| A．does he even give | B．he even gives |
| C．he will even give | D．will he even give |
— The book deserves __________ a second time.
— Sorry, I can't follow you clearly.
— I said that the book was worth__________.
| A．reading; to read |
| B．reading; reading |
| C．To be read, to be read |
| D．reading; being read |
I’d like to invite you to my home ________your warm hospitality（款待）.
| A．in return of | B．in return for |
| C．in return to | D．in return with |