Tony can hardly boil an egg, still __________ cook dinner.
| A．less | B．little |
| C．much | D．more |
Opening the window, we saw a high mountain__________ us going up into the sky, just like a sky-scraper.
| A．against |
| B．across |
| C．opposite |
| D．through |
__________ around the fire, the tourists danced with the local people.
| A．Gather |
| B．To gather |
| C．Gathering |
| D．To be gathering |
__________ , and everything will be all right.
| A．Hold off |
| B．Hold on |
| C．Hold out |
| D．Hold up |
Most medical men in the Health Service are over-worked, so they had little time to offer some advice on such subjects as diet, right living and the need for __________ bad habits.
| A．abandoning |
| B．abolishing |
| C．polishing |
| D．solving |
On feeling the earthquake, the teacher stayed calm in the front of the classroom, __________ all the students to rush out of the classroom as quick-ly as possible.
| A．encouraging |
| B．hoping |
| C．demanding |
| D．urging |