According to the regulation of Education Ministry, a full-time middle school or primary school _______ hold a flag-raising ceremony once a week, except during vacations.
A. shall B. should
C. need D. can
Stephen William Hawking, the writer of A Brief History of Time, is always being _______ as a model of strong will.
A. taken up B. held up
C. picked up D. kept up
The hurricane ruined my vacation early this morning, otherwise I _____in Hawaii sunbathing on the beach at the moment.
A. should have been B. might have been
C. would be D. am
A powerful earthquake struck Nepal in South Asia on April 25, 2015, _______ government appealed for assistance from the international community.
A. where B. which C. whose D. when
As a child, I liked listening to stories, so now it is __________ a great story that my warmest memories from childhood come from.
A. reading B. being read
C. to read D. to be read
Baymax, the plus-sized white robot, always stops at nothing to protect his friends at important times, even if he has to _______ his life.
A. save B. spare
C. cost D. sacrifice
