— Sue slept overnight in front of the stadium in order to get concert tickets.
— That’s what the proverb “______” means.
A. every cloud has a silver lining B. make hay while the sun shines
C. the early bird catches the worm D. don’t count your chickens before they hatch
— There is always temptation to hide away from our emotions.
— But I’d rather we ______ a way of being more outspoken, more honest, and truer to ourselves.
A. find B. shall find C. found D. have found
More of us are using headphones in noisier environments, ______ we may turn up the volume to potentially dangerous levels.
A. when B. while C. before D. where
Commercial and recreational fishing ______ population sizes and also made individuals smaller, since big fish ______ and smaller ones thrown back.
A. decreased; kept B. had decreased; are kept
C. has decreased; keep D. has decreased; are kept
— How did you do in the test?
— Just ok. It ______ worse!
A. could have been B. could be C. would have been D. might be
Today scientists describe the universe ______ two basic partial theories—the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics(量子理论).
A. in terms of B. in memory of C. in favor of D. in honor of
