He raised his arms to ______his face from the blow.
A. protest
B. protect
C. prevent
D. keep
At the presentation, there will be several students()recognition awards from the headmaster.
A. to receive
B. receiving
C. received
I expect __________some tough questions from both sides.
A. there be
B. there to be
C. there being
D. there been
From the passage we can infer that the story happened in______.
A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
His health______, my father retired from the business last year.
A. fails
B. was failed
C. failing
D. failed
A. deltas
B. crops
C. fresh water life
D. soil and minerals
Energy is obtained from rivers by______.
A. building bridges across them
B. driving generators into them
C. building dams across them
D. directing them into homes and factories
I have been looking forward to () from my parents.
A. hear
B. being heard
C. be heard
D. hearing
What do we know about Milly from the story?
A. She was seriously ill.
B. She was hidden somewhere.
C. She had met with an accident.
D. She had caused a scandal.
A. same
B. likely
C. alike
D. identical