The teachers were always trying to ______ the excited students at that time.
A. calm down B. set down C. let down D. turn down
I thought she was African, but ______ she’s Spanish.
A. besides B. actually C. on the other hand D. at all
Her operation was a success, but it took her a long time to ___ from her illness.
A. suffer B. return C. recover D. come
She changed so much that I could hardly _____ her when we met again after a separation of 20 years. What’s more, she had just had her hair cut, and she was wearing new glasses.
A. recognize B. know C. remember D. tell
We had planned to climb the hill this morning, but the heavy rain _____ our plan.
A. settled B. ignored C. upset D. received
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