Have you heard of it? Firefighters rushed into a burning house, three of them unfortunately _______ in and ________ their lives.
A. catching; lost B. caught; lost C. caught; losing D. catching; losing
—Remember how we met the first time, Dick?
—Of course I do. You _________ to the teachers’ office hurriedly and _________ me.
A. were walking; didn’t notice B. had walked; weren’t noticing me
C. had been walking; noticed D. walked; had noticed
________ he got the news, Mr. Mathews hurried out of his house, and ________ his car, drove all the way to town.
A. When: started B. The moment; having started
C. Until; starting D. Once; to start
Troubled by a terrible headache, Catherine wondered how she could _______ herself of the bad situation.
A. throw B. remove C. move D. rid
The traffic problems we are looking forward to seeing _________ should have attracted the
government’s attention.
A. solving B. solve C. solved D. to solve
—You’re going to have a rise this month, aren’t you?
—Yes. only $100.
—Well, ___________.
A. the more. the better B. easier said than done
C. better than never D. better than nothing
