Stone does not（）, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace.

单项选择题He had a（）look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.

A.empty
B.bare
C.blank
D.hollow

单项选择题While admitting that this forecast was（）exaggerated, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf.

A.anyhow
B.somewhere
C.somewhat
D.anyway

单项选择题In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly（）

A.gaps
B.lengths
C.distances
D.intervals

单项选择题Four people were seriously（）in an accident on the motorway.

A.damaged
B.harmed
C.injured
D.wounded

单项选择题Thousands of people died of starvation during the（）in that African country.

A.objection
B.poverty
C.consumption
D.famine

单项选择题We finally managed to（）the committee's approval of our plans.

A.secure
B.arouse
C.exert
D.execute

单项选择题The dog's collar was so（）that it came off over his head.

A.loose
B.slight
C.broad
D.excessive

单项选择题In the（）paragraph some comments had been made of it.

A.proceeding
B.preceding
C.progressing
D.processing

单项选择题The children performed a very（）dance for their parents.

A.precise
B.smart
C.graceful
D.successive

单项选择题The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the（）price for it is $28.

A.virtual
B.massive
C.retail
D.singular