I prefer swimming to _____. A: skate B: skating C: skated D: skates

As the boys went down the path they ______ on the wet leaves. A: splashed B: slipped C: skated D: stressed

【多选题】14) A flock of wild ducks seemed to be uncertain and then quietly ______ in front of the two hunters. A. skated away B. moved away C. slipped away D. ran away

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