On a raining evening, a big earthquake hit the city, causing serious damage to buildings and total _____ among the population.
A. arguments B. panic
C. failures D. defence
—Who do you think will be the winner, Thomas or Henry?
—No matter who wins, it will be a _____ winning. Because both of them have done a good job.
A. narrow B. complete
C. likely D. mild
Much to our surprise, in the last few seconds of the race, Gunnell came from _____ to win another gold medal.
A. somewhere B. anywhere
C. everywhere D. nowhere
An ancient painting was taken away from the museum last night, but what _____ the police was that there was no sign of the museum being broken into.
A. puzzled B. pleased
C. excited D. discouraged
This kind of seafood is likely to go bad _____ it is treated immediately after it is caught from the sea.
A. as B. unless
C. since D. when
—It _____ like this for ten days. Our clothes have to be dried with a dryer.
—Don’t worry! According to the weather forecast, it will clear up the day after tomorrow.
A. has rained B. had rained
C. has been raining D. rained
