Kate asked the girl to ________ so that she could hear what her husband said on the phone.
A. slow down B. come down
C. settle down D. break down
The population of our village was ____ that of theirs.
A. as twice large as B. twice as large as
C. twice as much as D. as twice much as
— Do you mind my taking the books away?
— ________.
A. Certainly, please do. B. No, go ahead
C. Yes, not at all D. No, please don’t
The Government has promised to take ____ to help the unemployed.
A. measures B. means
C. methods D. measurement
Though it is difficult, I ______ him find a job, which made him very pleased.
A. tried to help B. managed to help
C. tried helping D. succeeded to help
Mrs. White found her husband ___by letters and papers and___ very worried.
A. surrounding ; looked B. surrounded ; looked
C. surrounding; looking D. surrounded ; looking
