His company promised to pay for his health （）in addition to other benefits.

单项选择题I expected a bigger payment, but I suppose you have to be（）for small mercies.

A.pleasant
B.thanking
C.gratitude
D.thankful

单项选择题I was（）than angry when I saw how they'd ruined the landscape.

A.much
B.little
C.more
D.less

单项选择题He（）for military service against the wishes of his parents.

A.volunteered
B.fancied
C.entered
D.imagined

单项选择题I don't know who on（）stole the diamond last night.

A.world
B.earth
C.floor
D.ground

单项选择题I want you to succeed without（）and firmly believe that you will succeed if you try hard enough.

A.failing
B.failed
C.fail
D.failure

单项选择题She couldn't（）laughing at him in those clothes.

A.decline
B.reject
C.refuse
D.resist

单项选择题Anne（）from outside her home last Wednesday.

A.appeared
B.vanished
C.lost
D.entered

单项选择题The aircraft vanished without（）

A.trace
B.trouble
C.destination
D.product

单项选择题There were several wet（）on the wall.

A.parts
B.decreases
C.patches
D.decks

单项选择题Houston experienced a（）growth after the war.

A.broad
B.mechanical
C.wide
D.spectacular