All hope of finding the missing plane ______, the relevant authorities declared the crew and passengers ______．
A.giving up; were killed
B.giving up; killed
C.given up; killed
D.given up; killing
Despite UNICEF’s efforts, dirty water ______ for disease spreading in southern Iraq at the very moment.
A.is to be blamed
B.is being blamed
C.has been blamed
D.was blamed
The moment I arrived there, I found all the food supplies had ______.
A.used up
B.ran out of
C.given out
D.given away
—Shall we ______ for half an hour and have a tea?
—I can’t agree with any more.
A.break off
B.break down
C.break up
D.break out
He said that not until the heavy snow blocked the express ______ how serious the weather was.
A.did the villagers realize
B.the villages realized
C.the villages did realize
D.didn’t the villagers realize
Our boss suggested we clerks ______ good sales methods and his words suggested that ______ did the best ______ the best prize.
A.think of; who; would be given
B.thought of; whoever; be given
C.think of; whoever; would be given
D.thought of; who; was given