It was so crowded in the street that I could hardly ________ my friend in a crowd．

bring out

carry out

give out

pick out

After waking up, he remembered _______ and _______ on the head with a stick in his dream．

to attack; hit

to be attacked; to be hit

attacking; be hit

having been attacked; hit

“You can’t get this football back _______ you agree not to kick it on my window again”’ he said angrily．

because

since

when

until

He is the last man _______ lies

telling

told

to tell

to be told

_______ time goes by, he comes to realize the importance of study．

With

When

As

While

After the cake _______ 20 equal parts, the host took them before the guests．

divided into

had been divided into

separated into

had been separated from

“Oh, mum, my dress is rather _______．Could you buy me a new one in style?” Jenny begged her mother．

out of date

up to date

out of season

out of balance

Statistics show a 20％ reduction in burglary _______ last year．

compared with

to compare

being compared to

to compare with

I has meant _______ you some help, though that might mean _______ my job, but I made it even worse．

to give; to lose

to give; losing

giving; to lose

giving; losing

Mr．Brown knows little Japanese, so he can’t understand the _______ on the bottle of the pills．

explanations

introductions

descriptions

instructions