All possible means______. However,nothing can _____him dying of lung cancer.A. Has tired, stop, B. have been tired, keepC. Has been tired, prevent D. have been tired, stopmeans ( 单复数同形 )方式 , 方法 , 手段every/each one +meansseveral/some/many/few +means单数复数 Tom kept quiet about the accident_____ lose his job. A. so not as to B. so as not to C. so as to not D. not so as to 1.Before she could move, she heard a great noise, which grew to a terrible roar.2.however,before she could think twice, the water was upon her.3.Before they reached the house, a new great wave came, sweeping down the trees, and sweeping them down.Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up ______I could answer the phone.A. as B. since C. until D. before It didn’t take long before the wooden building was swallowed by the fire.没过多长时间就…了要过好几个小时才会作出决定要不了几个小时我们还会见面。It will be hours before he makes a decision.It will not be hours before we meet again. Tree after tree went down, cut down by the water which must have been three meters deep.My English-Chinese dictionary has disappeared, who_ ____have taken it ?A. Should B. must C. could D. would Tom was considered ____and the manages are considering _____him a promotion.A. Being hard-working, to give B. Working hard, giving C. Hard-working, giving D. to be hard-working, to giveconsider考虑( +doing )认为 +sb/sth+ ( to be ) +n./adj.