8月22日联考英语每日一练
1. The brave firemen had fought for days before they managed to ______ the forest fire.
A. put on
B. put up
C. put off
D. put out
2. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting _______ you don’t mind taking the night train.
A. if
B. unless
C. though
D. until
3. He _____ that a combination of recent oil discoveries and the advance of new technology will lead to a decline in the price of crude oil.
A. predicts
B. compels
C. arranges
D. disputes
4. _____ in a simple style, the book clearly describes the author’s childhood experiences in a small town.
A. Writing
B. To be written
C. Being written
D. Written
5.For these reasons, the newspaper is having _______ problems in the north of the country.
A. distribution
B. regulation
C. recognition
D. destruction
