______ the boy to save the money, but he would not listen to me.
A. advised B. persuaded
C. suggested D. insisted
Some parts in South China have experienced ______ this year as they did last year.
A. twice as much rain B. rain twice as much
C. as twice much rain D. twice rain as much
My brother is on a special _______ to lose ________weight.
A. food; / B. food; his
C. diet; / D. diet; his
She _______down her book and ________in bed.
A. lay; laid B. laid; lay
C. lay; lay D. laid; laid
There is little time left, so the chairman asked me to _ _my speech to 20 minutes.
A. make B. give C. limit D. explain
Great changes _______ in his hometown in the last twenty years.
A. were taken place B. have taken place
C. have been taken place D. took place
