Why does your brother _______ a sad look on his face these days?
A.bring | B.wear | C.show | D.hold |
— Why did you stop writing, Tom? — My ink has _______.
A.used up | B.run out | C.run out of | D.been run out |
Fur coats are good means to ______ people from frost bites in cold winter.
A.stop | B.prevent | C.protect | D.keep |
The Chinese lunar New Year usually ______ two records: the world's most watched television gala show, and its busiest telecommunications network.
A.develops | B.witnesses | C.establishes | D.launches |
In recent years, laws have been passed to stop wild animals from _______.
A.killing | B.to be killed | C.being killed | D.having killed |
--- I’m still working on my paper.
--- Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is __________.
A.running out | B.going out | C.using up | D.losing out |
She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to ________.
A.look for | B.deal with | C.talk about | D.turn to |
The audience ______ to see who would win the gold medal.
A.took a deep breath | B.held their breath |
C.lost their breath | D.was out of breath |
Eventually, the husband could no longer ______ his wife’s complaints about his inability to make much money, and he divorced her.
A.come up with | B.put up with | C.stand up with | D.bear up with |
Hundreds of brightly colored balloons were _______ and used as party toys or party decorations on New Year’s Day.
A.come up | B.taken up |
C.built up | D.blown up |
Your daughter would ______ a famous singer---she has a great gift for music.
A.make | B.turn | C.serve | D.shape |
After a day’s hard work, Mary went to the nearby shop to _____ herself to a strawberry ice cream.
A.satisfy | B.treat | C.provide | D.offer |
–Why must you go shopping in such weather?
–My coffee has _____.
A.run out of | B.given out | C.given away | D.used up |
I have created these sentences to give you a chance to the world of English vocabulary and its hidden beauty.
A.select | B.replace | C.explore | D.decorate |