My mom held me and my brother tight, tears of happiness ______ her face, feeling proud of our final success.
| A．to cover | B．covered |
| C．having covered | D．covering |
The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _____ them.
| A．split | B．separate | C．tear | D．divide |
Japan has to employ an increasing number of overseas workers because there is no easy solution to its labor _____.
| A．decline | B．rarity | C．vacancy | D．shortage |
When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _____.
| A．scratch | B．scrap | C．snatch | D．scrape |
As soon as Charles had _____ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.
| A．returned | B．absorbed | C．dissolved | D．recovered |
I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same _____.
| A．set | B．band | C．group | D．class |