After the quake, the whole city lay in ____ ruins. However, with all the efforts, ________ new Tangshan was born.
A. /; a B. the; /
C. /; the D. the; the
The speaker _________ his voice to make herself heard.
A. rose B. lifted
C. raised D. reduced
As is known to all, earthquakes are ___________ disasters _________ can destroy buildings and kill people.
A. nature; that B. natural; which
C. nature; who D. natural; what
I __________ read books rather than go to the countryside this weekend.
A. prefer to B. prefer
C. am preferring D. am preferring to
All of my classmates have __________ fond of the new teacher since he came to teach us.
A. gone B. become C. changed D. had
Travelling is interesting but ______________.
A. tired B. tire C. tiring D. tires
