Hearing the news, she closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to ____ the tears.
A.hold back B.hold on C.hold out D.hold up
—I dropped by at 6:00pm yesterday but failed to see you at your house.
—I ________ in a gym at that time.
A. was exercising B. am exercising
C. have exercised D. had exercised
His study was a mess with lots of books and magazines __________up everywhere.
A.to pile B.having piled
C.piled D.to be piled
In this lecture, I can only give you a purely _view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.
A.progressive B.personal C.unique D.popular
Henry hopes to find a job upon graduation____his management skills can be put to good use.
A.that B.Which C.how D.where
Meyer and his team were the first people ___________ how the disease spreads from animals to human.
A.showing B.show
C.to show D.shown
