The fact that she was foreign made ______ difficult for her to get a job in that country.
A. this B. that C. her D. it
A local woman didn’t _______ her tears when she saw her store destroyed by the fire.
A. hold out B. hold back
C. hold up D. hold on
Scientists said that the winter of 2011 was _____ cold, and in fact it was much colder than predicted.
A. frozen B. freezing
C. freezingly D. froze
The child ______ in the countryside knows how to _____ animals like dogs, pigs and so on.
A. raised; bring up B. brought up; raise
C. fed; raise D. fed up; bring up
The reason _____ he was late for the meeting was ____ he was held up by traffic jam during rush hours.
A. why; because B. that; that
C. why; that D. that; because
Don’t blame yourself too much. Everyone has his ______ and weaknesses.
A. powers B. strengths
C. forces D. energies
