The ___ of the heavy rain was the flooding of large areas of land.
| A．consequence |
| B．accident |
| C．event |
| D．influence |
The success of a government should be measured ____ the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of the economy.
| A．in face of | B．in place of | C．in terms of | D．in line with |
According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to____ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
| A．differ | B．shrink | C．fail | D．decline |
You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t_____ as you expect.
| A．run out | B．break out | C．work out | D．put out |
—What do you think of Thomas?
—Well, he is good, warm-hearted, hard-working and intelligent; _______, I can’t speak too highly of him.
| A．in a word | B．as a result |
| C．by the way | D．on the contrary |
With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken ____ color.
| A．by | B．for | C．with | D．in |