The baseball player Shuta Omura had to have ( ) on his right knee in 2019, but he made a full recovery and was ready to play again in 2020.
innocence
inquiry
recognition
surgery
Sarah has been told to ( ) running until her foot is better. Otherwise, she might make her injury worse.
reflect on
read through
refrain from
refer to
People around the world are afraid that the ( ) between the two countries will cause a war.
courage
phrase
patient
conflict
A : How long does it take to drive to your parents’ house? B • There’s no ( ) with traffic during the holidays. It could take thirty minutes, or it could take two hours.
telling
tells
tell
told
Considering that Keiko has only been studying English for six months, she gave a ( ) good English presentation at yesterday’s contest. She got second prize
remarkably
nervously
carefully
suddenly
Kevin got stuck in a snowstorm while driving home. The weather was so bad that he had to ( ) his car and walk the rest of the way.
supply
abandon
prevent
maintain
Sunlight is important for people to stay healthy. However, it is not good to ( ) skin to too much sunlight.
expose
represent
conduct
protest
( ) lived in Tokyo for three years, Cassandra knew exactly how to get to Tokyo Skytree from her apartment
Having
Have
To have
Had
The thief must have gotten into the building ( ) of a ladder. The only way to get in was through a second-floor window.
at times
by means
for all
in charge
After Kai broke his arm, it took about three months to ( completely. Now he can play tennis again without any problems.
heal
retire
cheat
fulfill
Barney tried to teach his cat to follow some simple commands, but his efforts were ( ). Every time he told it to lie down, it just walked away.
in vain
by chance
of late
for sure
Jason has asked his mother several times to stop ( ) his personal life. He is upset that she wants to try to control him even though he is an adult.
counting on
insisting on
comparing with
interfering with
These days, many companies are offering their employees a lot of ( ). For example, staff members can sometimes work from home or choose what time to start and finish.
quantity
similarity
flexibility
majority
A : How was your vacation, Dale? B : It was ( )! We had seven days of pure fun and relaxation.
humble
marvelous
industrial
compact
Laura was unhappy about being ( ) from the badminton tournament so early, but now she supports her friends during their matches.
defended
imported
eliminated
committed
A : What’s wrong, Emily? B : Jim made a ( ) of me in front of my friends. He said my shoes were ugly.
difference
fool
start
point
A : How did you like the movie? B : ( ), I enjoyed it. Even though some of the actors weren’t the best, the story was great and the music was beautiful.
In respect
By then
On the move
As a whole
A : It’s a shame that we had to ( ) the barbecue. B : Yes, but we can’t hold a barbecue outside in the rain. We can hold it next week instead if the weather is better.
pick on
bring out
call off
fall for
Somebody had broken one of the windows in Michelle’s classroom. Michelle had not done it, but some of the other students looked at her ( ) she had.
if only
if not
as if
as to
The restaurant lost its good ( ) after several cases of food poisoning, and eventually it had to close.
examination
reputation
anticipation
observation