Recently I was frustrated that my essay was rejected by a newspaper．________, I had my wallet picked on the bus on the way home．
| A．To be honest |
| B．To make matters worse |
| C．To tell you the truth |
| D．Believe it or not |
He’s feeling rather ______ with himself after the examination.
| A．pleasing |
| B．pleased |
| C．pleasant |
| D．pleasurable |
Before the firemen arrived, the whole wooden house had already been completely ______ in the big fire.
| A．injured |
| B．wounded |
| C．damaged |
| D．destroyed |
All big railways stations were filled with passengers at that time, ______ were peasants.
| A．whose seventy percent |
| B．seventy percent of them |
| C．who seventy percent |
| D．seventy percent of whom |
Hearing the old man’s reports, the officer ______ from his seat and say that something must be done to ______ people’s living standards.
| A．raised；rise |
| B．rose；raise |
| C．raised；raise |
| D．rose；rise |
Towards ______ evening, there was ______ heavy rain in the countryside.
| A．the；a |
| B．an；/ |
| C．/；a |
| D．The；/ |