s
6 Choose the item that best completes each
sentence.
1 They ... to evacuate the town if the hurricane
heads this way.
A intend
B decide
2 Firefighters
building.
A protected
B released
4 The rescuers
rubble.
3 The truck skidded on some ice and ..... into a wall.
A crashed
B dropped
A came
B met
6 The police didn't
operation underway.
A lose
B pass
C design
D organise
six people from the burning
5 They ........ more bad weather over the weekend.
A look
C expect
B think
D wait
. time in getting the rescue
A tidy
B clean
C rescued
D recovered
A using
B going
C damaged
D destroyed
three survivors under the
7 They opened all the windows to
after the gas leak.
C found
D discovered
A steady
B safe
C miss
D fail
A thought
B felt
8 The space shuttle lost......... with mission control
for a few minutes when communications went out.
A contact
C control
B touch
D power
9 Luckily, the phone was still
C clear
D freshen
the air
C playing
D working
10 The astronauts managed to bring the carbon
dioxide down to a ......... level.
C secure
D sure
11 The police......... the operation a success
despite the losses.
C considered
D regarded