9. It was the worst speech he had ever made by far.
A. recently
B. far away
C. by a great amount
D. currently

10. He has no plans to retire as editor of the magazine.
A. move house
B. repair
C. find a job
D. stop working

二、选择合适的单词并用其适当形式完成句子。
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practice solve combine vocational argue
1. He ______ to put off his vacation last week.
2. ______ before you act.
3. One minute on stage takes years of ______ off stage.
4. They hired a ______ painter to paint the walls of the house.
5. We should live in ______ with nature.
6. As ______, he was the last one to come to school.
7. More than half of the young people choose ______ training after their secondary education.
8. My brain can only ______ one problem at a time.
9. We loved one another but ______ all the time in our thirty years of marriage.
10. To lose weight, you can try to ______ exercise with a healthy diet.

三、选择合适的词组完成句子。
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1. I see your point, but I'm not sure I ______ you.
2. To ______ your exams this year, study hard and review your lessons regularly.
3. You can have a dog ______ you promise to take care of it.
4. I ______ my father more than my mother.
5. I ______ that the plan cannot work.