Professor Smith told me that the book was well worth ________.
A. reading B. to be read C. to read D. being read
He was about to tell me the secret _________ someone patted him on the shoulder.
A. as B. until C. while D. when
The bird was lucky that it just missed __________ .
A. catching B. being caught C. to be caught D. to catch
Tom found out his parents weren’t well, so he went back to _____ for a while.
A. take out B. work out C. help out D. carry out
He is ________ a friend to me; he is in a way my English teacher.
A. no more than B. more than C. not more than D. nothing but
A large population in the world have no _________ to clean drinking water.
A. way D. road C. access D. space