1.The tide has ___ and left many beautiful shells on the beach.
A.preceded
B.conceded
C.receded
D.proceeded
2.Hope of finding the missing passengers is now beginning to ___.
A.reduce
B.fade
C.faint
D.shrink
3.The teacher ___ Tom for his illegible handwriting.
A.dressed for
B.dressed out
C.dressed up
D.dressed down
4.My boss insists on seeing everything in ___ before he makes a decision.
A.red and blue
B.green and yellow
C.black and white
D.black and blue
5.The policeman told us that there was a traffic accident on the highway and the road was blocked, so we had to make a ___.
A.deviation
B.digression
C.detour
D.departure