____in smog as the pollution worsened, many cities of the Yangtze River Delta region had to close several freeways.
A. Blanketed B. Having blanketed C. Being blanketed D. Blanketing
Owing to his fault Kiprop is banned from training, ____competing, with other athletes.
A. regardless of B. in favor of C. in regard to D. let alone
Without the ticket you gave to me, I ____able to go to the concert tomorrow.
A. weren’t B. won’t be
C. wouldn’t be D. wouldn’t have been
In fact, customers’ relatively optimistic comments ____the awful pain of the auto company.
A. shelter B. mask C. expand D. guarantee
Start by looking at the clues behind you, if you want to know____lies ahead for housing prices in 2020.
A. what B. that C. where D. Which
French president Macron ____an olive branch to“yellow vests”by promising a tax cut.
A. held up B. held on C. held out D. held back
