It is acknowledged that the stronger the _______is, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.
| A．reflection | B．consequence |
| C．motivation | D．compromise |
Tens of thousands of people starved to _____ when the two countries were at war.
| A．die | B．death | C．dead | D．dying |
. ______ many people’s expectation, he was defeated in the first round.
| A．In stead of | B．In spite of | C．Contrary to | D．On account of |
I could hardly believe he ______ have been taken in by such a simple trick.
| A．could | B．should | C．may | D．must |
In fact, the chances of anybody ______ by a whale are rather low.
| A．being swallowed | B．swallowed | C．to be swallowed | D．having swallowed |
If we had not been ______ by the traffic jam, we would have arrived an hour earlier.
| A．held down | B．held away | C．held on | D．held up |