According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to____ from the age of 27 after reaching the highest level at 22.
A. differ B. shrink C. fail D. decline
You can’t predict everything. Often things don’t_____ as you expect.
A. run out B. break out C. work out D. put out
—What do you think of Thomas?
—Well, he is good, warm-hearted, hard-working and intelligent; _______, I can’t speak too highly of him.
A. in a word B. as a result
C. by the way D. on the contrary
With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken ____ color.
A. by B. for C. with D. in
The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ____pictures of them.
A. many of B. a large amount of
C. a plenty of D. masses of
Playing on a frozen sports field sounds like a lot of fun. Isn’t it risky, ______?
A. though B. also C. either D. too
