---Look at the girls swimming over there! How wonderful!
---Yes, ______ they were the fishes!
A. as if B. even if
C. what if D. only if
He ______ for Shanghai this Friday, and he wonders when the first train ______.
A. leave; takes off
B. is leaving; takes off
C. leave; is taking off
D. am leaving; is taking off
With the help of the doctor, the patient was ______ recovering from his heart trouble.
A. frequently B. exactly
C. sincerely D. gradually
You will ______ your chance of the job if you wear the pair of slippers like this!
A. ruin B. gain C. take D. hurt
Leaders should be careful not to act beyond their ______ and do things against the law.
A. power B. energy
C. strength D. force
Though the rescue took more than eight hours, that experience inspired Helen to devote her life to ______ others in need.
A. help B. helped
C. helping D. being helped
