He read through the papers and made a (n) ______ of their contents.

A、compression

B、abstract

C、shortage

D、concentration

He once again went through his composition carefully to__________all spelling mistakes from it.

A、withdraw

B、diminish

C、abandon

D、eliminate

He opened the cage door, and set the bird __________.

A、loosen

B、lost

C、free

D、loose

He rescued the child at the ______ of his own life.

A、danger

B、disregard

C、risk

D、negligence

He refused to disclose what had been told him on the ______ that it would be a breach of confidence.

A、reason

B、plea

C、grounds

D、excuse

He reluctantly ______ the task.

A、undertook

B、upheld

C、underestimated

D、undeceived

He recovered slowly after his ______ illness.

A、long

B、strong

C、deadly

D、heavy

He said that he was so __________that he could drink a well dry.

A、wet

B、hot

C、thirsty

D、fired

He pointed out that the living standard of urban and ________ people continued to improve.

A、remote

B、municipal

C、rural

D、provincial

He ran back into the room to see if he had ______ anything behind.

A、forgotten

B、laid

C、left

D、placed