9. ?____? the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.?
A. He had no sooner opened ?
B. Hardly had he opened?
C. Scarcely did he opened?
D. No sooner did he open?
10. The workers are practising ?____? a new song for the coming evening party of the New Year’s Eve.?
A. to singB. to be singing?
C. singingD. being sung?
11. His speech was careful and ?____? but his words seemed to make no sense.?
A. distinctB. distinctive?
C. distinguishableD. distinguished?
12. The interpreter gave only a ?____? version of the old man’s long rambling account.?
A. minimumB. tinyC. condensedD. compressed?
13. I know him ?____? but I have never actually spoken to him.?
A. from sightB. by sight ?
C. in sightD. for sight?
14. Strenuous efforts have been made to ?____? government expenses to a desired level.?
A. cut offB. cut backC. cut downD. cut short?
15. They were digging to find some ?____?of the Viking Period.?
A. tracksB. traitsC. tracesD. tracts?
16. With a wave of his hand, the conjurer made the rabbit ?____?.?
A. lingerB. vanishC. hoverD. soar?
17. She has a small machine for ?____? coffee beans.?
A. breakingB. grindingC. splittingD. crashing?