According to the passage, the cattle help promote the growth of the wild grass by ________ .




A.eating only small quantities of grass.
B.continually moving from one grazing area to another.
C.naturally fertilizing the soil.
D.stepping on and pressing the seeds into the ground.

I'm sure when you've stopped looking for your keys, they'll _____________up somewhere.




A.take
B.look
C.turn
D.pull

Henry was really a silly boy when we were at high school. I still remember ____________ very stupid questions.




A.him asking
B.him to ask
C.asking him
D.his being asked

William is an authority_____________medieval tapestries.




A.on
B.with
C.about
D.in

The word “its” in line 23 refers to _________ .




A.small bands
B.earlier music
C.men
D.earlier musicians

A.evaporate
B.consulate
C.communicate
D.coordinate

It can be inferred from paragraph 4 that maturity is a positive plus in the learning
process because adult learners ______.




A.pay more attention to detail than younger learners
B.have become more patient than younger learners
C.are less worried about learning than younger learners
D.are able to organize themselves better than younger learners

In paragraph 3, the word “rusty” means ______.




A.not as good as it used to be through lack of practice
B.impatient because of having nothing to do
C.covered with rust and not as good as it used to be
D.staying alive and becoming more active

She got a ................. letter from her boss.




A.person
B.personal
C.personalize
D.personality

This time his ............... were not believed.




A.deny
B.denials
C.denying
D.denied