During the war there was a serious lack of food. It was not unusual that even the wealthy families had to （）bread for days.

单项选择题Mr. Smith asked his secretary to （）a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.

A. invade
B. install
C. insert
D. inject

单项选择题They used to quarrel a lot, but now they are completely （）with each other.

A. reconciled
B. negotiated
C. associated
D. accommodated

单项选择题Professor Smith explained the movement of light （）that of water.

A. by virtue of
B. by analogy with
C. in terms of
D. in line with

单项选择题Some people argue that the death （）does not necessarily reduce the number of murders.

A. penalty
B. pattern
C. plot
D. practice

单项选择题The （）shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into （）car.

A. girl's ; Tom's
B. girls ; Toms
C. girls ; Tom's
D. girl's ; Toms