To our ________, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

The feared Gestapo, I knew, was really not very efficient. A: People were afraid of the Gestapo and thought they worked effectively. But they were not really hard working. B: It was true that the Gestapo were much feared. But they were not as competent as they were thought to be. C: Gestapo officials were not really smart because they were often afraid of being attacked. D: Gestapo officials knew they were much hated and lived in fear. So they were not efficient.

The author sometimes feared growing up when he was young.

The Monster Year feared about the red color, flame and exploding.

It can be inferred that Zeus married Thetis off because A: he needed to buy the loyalty of a great king of mankind B: he feared the gods would create bad eris by competing over her C: he feared the Trojan War would be fought over her D: he feared having an affair with her and, subsequently, a child by her

( ) the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.

It is feared that people living near the power station may have been________to radiation.

I had expected to be , but I have to admit the film wasn't as bad as I had feared.

Maybe-and this he feared more than anything---he would be afraid to _______ such a moment when it came.

The British feared invasion. They were _____it. A: in favour of B: afraid of C: prevented D: ended