---Is your uncle Tom a soldier?
--- No, but he once _____ in the army for 4 years.
| A．served | B．is serving | C．has served | D．had served |
_____ this house with that one, you’ll find this house is better.
| A．Compared | B．To compare | C．Comparing | D．When compared |
Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. ______, our minds are developed by learning.
| A．Probably | B．Likely | C．Similarly | D．Generally |
The whole village was _____ by the rainstorm.
| A．knocked down | B．knocked out | C．knocked at | D．knocked off |
--- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
--- I think so. He _____ for it for months.
| A．is preparing | B．was preparing | C．had been preparing | D．has been preparing |
His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have______; he never speaks about it any more.
| A．worn off | B．turned off | C．kept off | D．taken off |