11.Last December 22 a pickup truck slid on an icy bridge over the Elizabeth River near Portsmouth,and slammed into the guardrail,where workers were removing scaffolding from a paving project.The impact threw Cornell Taylor,43,more than 70 f...

7.In 1989,Melissa started Kids F.A.C.E.as an after-school club at her elementary school.The six-member group met each Monday to write letters and plan cleanup activities."We never thought it was anything more than a group of kids coming tog...

1.But,watching through the window as Tim hurried through the (downpour) from pig barn to cattle shed,she knew the answer. A. stream of water B. heavy fall of rain C. narrow path D. big expanse ...

15.My father was 17 when he left the farm in Cameron,N.C., and set off for Baltimore to apply for a job at the Martin Aircraft Company. When asked what he wanted to do, he said,"Everything." He explained that his goal was to learn every jo...

3.No one thought of anything even a little bit like the zipper until Whitecomb L.Judson came along. There were buttons and button-holes, hooks and eyes, laces and buckles. They all took an irritatingly long time to do up, especially when me...

11.After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute _______ . A. being settled B. to be settled C. had settled D. as settled ...

5.The words of his old teacher left a _____ impression on his mind.He is still influenced by them. A. long B. lively C. lasting D. liberal ...

19.The patient＇s health failed to such an extent that he was put into _______ care. A. tense B. rigid C. intensive D. tight ...

13.The last half of the nineteenth century _______ the steady improvment in the means of travel. A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed ...

7.If she doesn＇t tell him the truth now, he＇ll simply keep on asking her until she _______. A. does B. has done C. will do D. would do ...