The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.
A.extinguish |
B.prevent |
C.suppress |
D.ruin |
It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.
A.attempt |
B.trouble |
C.power |
D.effort |
The writer was always looking for suitable _____ to use in his next story.
A.contents |
B.articles |
C.notions |
D.ideas |
We won't know whether it will be successful. We won't know whether there will be good _____.
A.ends |
B.results |
C.effects |
D.causes |
The government placed _____ on the numbers of foreign cars that could be imported.
A.limitations |
B.restraint |
C.requirements |
D.restrictions |
Expected noises are usually more _____ than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
A.manageable |
B.controllable |
C.tolerable |
D.perceivable |