At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse ______.
A. behind time B. in progress C. in advance D. in time
After a long discussion, they ______ an agreement.
A. came up B. came out C. came across D. came to
He made a mistake, so he told a lie to avoid ______.
A. punishing B. punished C. being punished D. being punishing
—It’s ______to rain. —Let’s get the work ______ before the rain comes.
A. likely, done B. possible, to be finished C. probable, to be done D. likely, to be finished
We should never ______ ourselves with book knowledge only.
A. content B. contract C. contrast D. Contain
It is reported that up to now, mountain slides have cut off more than ten villages from the outside world, ______ more than 100 hundred people alive and ______ many houses.
A. buried; destroyed B. burying; destroying
C. to bury; to destroy D. being buried; being destroyed