Pubic opinion regarding drunken driving has changed because______.
A. detailed statistics are not available
B. the news media have emphasized the problem
C. judges are giving more severe sentences
D. drivers are more conscious of their image
A special substance is painted on the tree to ______.
A. make a wound smooth.
B. prevent a disease from entering a wound.
C. cover a rough surface.
D. help a wound to dry.
A man named Dr. Samuel Johnson【C9】______all this. In 1755 Dr. Johnson produced the first modern dictionary. He【C10】______in his dictionary all important words, both easy and hard, and he gave good meanings. He also gave good sentences to show how each word was【C11】______used in speech and【C12】______. By the end of the 1700' s most dictionary makers【C13】______Johnson' s lead. Dictionaries were getting better and better.
The 1800' s【C14】______the greatest improvement【C15】______the quality of dictionaries. In England scholars planned and prepared the Oxford English dictionary, a【C16】______work. One of the most interesting【C17】______of the Oxford Dictionary is its word histories. It【C18】______the history of each word from its earliest【C19】______use【C20】______the time of the printing of the dictionary.
【C1】
A. no less than
B. much less than
C. nothing more than
D. much more than
【C13】
A. had followed
B. followed
C. have followed
D. follow