It is _______ impossible for him, a sick person, to complete the task in such a short time.
| A．absolutely | B．eventually |
| C．automatically | D．gradually |
If you lend me a pound, it will _____ me having to go to the bank.
| A．save | B．share |
| C．serve | D．help |
I missed what was happening because I wasn’t ______ very closely.
| A．noticing | B．running |
| C．watching | D．glancing |
She went to the station to meet her husband, but _____ him in the crowd.
| A．passed | B．recognized |
| C．missed | D．lost |
It’s hard to rescue drowning people because they _____ so much.
| A．sink | B．swim |
| C．jump | D．struggle |
High unemployment _____ the government billions of pounds in lost taxes.
| A．spends | B．takes |
| C．uses | D．costs |