We look forward to the day when the car will be replaced by some less dangerous_______ of transport.
| A．methods | B．means |
| C．manners | D．ways |
Professor Smith told me that the book was well worth ________.
| A．reading | B．to be read | C．to read | D．being read |
He was about to tell me the secret _________ someone patted him on the shoulder.
| A．as | B．until | C．while | D．when |
The bird was lucky that it just missed __________ .
| A．catching | B．being caught | C．to be caught | D．to catch |
Tom found out his parents weren’t well, so he went back to _____ for a while.
| A．take out | B．work out | C．help out | D．carry out |
He is ________ a friend to me; he is in a way my English teacher.
| A．no more than | B．more than | C．not more than | D．nothing but |