He sat at the desk, __________ a novel.
A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads
— Anything new in the new regulations? — They will be ________ to us all.
A. of great benefit B. do harms C. do many good D. for the benefit
Bob ran the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds, and I have not seen ________ this year.
A. the best B. better C. the most D. more
our article is too long. You must _______ to about 3000 words.
A. cut it off B. cut it up C. cut it down D. cut it into
Filled with anger, he didn’t shout or swear, but just ________ silently at me.
A. looked B. stared C. glared D. glanced
—You seem to show interest in cooking.
—What?_________, I’m getting tired of it.
A. On the contrary B. To the contrary C. On the other hand D. To the other hand