.People have planted a great many trees in order to _____ wind and sand in the desert.
A.hold down |
B.hold up |
C.hold back |
D.hold out |
You should have informed me that the lecture was canceled. I ________ all the way here through the heavy rain.
A.mustn’t have run |
B.can’t have run |
C.shouldn’t have run |
D.needn’t have run |
_______ and I’ll make it ______.
A.Have one more hour ; preparing |
B.One more hour ;prepared |
C.Given one more hour; preparing |
D.If I have one more hour ; prepared |
.—How can we go to the island twenty miles off the coast, sir?
—I’m afraid you can’t get there ________ by boat.
A.more than |
B.rather than |
C.other than |
D.better than |
—Could you give us an account about the big fire?
—OK. It was a Friday evening _______the fire broke out and ten persons were killed in it.
A.where |
B.on which |
C.that |
D.when |
The violent disturbances in Bangkok had progressed to a point ________ the police had to drive away the protestants with tear gas.
A.from which |
B.that |
C.where |
D.what |