The rescuers were forced to ________ the search for survivors due to the worsening weather．

A．cut off

B．call off

C．give off

D．turn off

________ approximately eight by fourteen feet, this room can house 6 to 8 students．

A．Having measured

B．Being measured

C．Measuring

D．To Measure

On Saturday afternoon, the stadium is open and you are free to take any sport, basketball, tennis, swimming or ________．

A．whatever

B．whichever

C．however

D．wherever

As it is so vital a decision, I have many facts to chew upon ________ I make up my mind．

A．when

B．while

C．before

D．until

Last Thursday, I ________ to kill time in the gym, but ended up doing online shopping at taobao．com．

A．intended

B．would intend

C．had intended

D．was intending

The Chinese community here are shooting off fireworks in ________ of the Chinese New Year．

A．celebration

B．honor

C．memory

D．consideration

The surviving sailors managed to keep up for several hours and were ________ picked up by a lifeboat．

A．curiously

B．steadily

C．eventually

D．especially

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage ________ life cheerfully have been kindness, beauty and truth．

A．facing

B．to face

C．faced

D．faced with

The schools are supposed be run on the ________ principle that each child should develop its full potential．

A．concrete

B．convenient

C．formal

D．fundamental

With the sun ________ down mercilessly from the clear sky, the traveler felt thirsty and tired out．

A．glaring

B．staring

C．glancing

D．scanning