Sixty people were _______ from the burning ship, but a great many more were drowned when it sank.
A. protected B. prevented C. rescued D. escaped
The life he was used to _________ that year, when the terrible earthquake happened in his hometown.
A. changing B. change C. changed D. be changed
–What’s the noise?
–It’s the drill. Since the beginning of the term, the workers _______ our heating system.
A. are repairing B. have been repairing C. will be repairing D. repair
According to the instructions, the medicine can bring much _________ from the pain.
A. effect B. comfort C. relief D. relaxation
Tom is very clever, but he doesn’t like working hard. _________ Will.
A. Neither is B. So is C. It is the same with D. The same is
Hearing the news that he failed in the entrance exam a third time, he sobbed _________.
A. eagerly B. desperately C. seriously D. carelessly
