| When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ______ up, her voice had been full of life. |
A. were hanging B. had hung C. hung D. would hang |
| — How many times have you been to China? — In fact, it is the first time I _____ here. |
A. was B. am C. had been D. have been |
| His father told me that he _____ for the United States three days _____. |
A. has left; ago B. had left; ago C. left; ago D. had left; before |
| Allen had to call a taxi because the box was _____ to carry all the way home. |
A. much too heavy B. too much heavy C. heavy too much D. too heavy much |
| The government claims that the economy is improving, but this survey suggests ______. |
A. moreover B. therefore C. otherwise D. meanwhile |
| According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer ______ a woman. |
A. than B. such C. so D. as |
| The biggest whale is _____ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long-the height of _____ 9-story building. |
A. the; the B. a; a C. a; the D. the; a |
| Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people _____ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. |
A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun |
| — What do you think of the film we saw last night? — I feel ______ that the film is well worth seeing once again. |
A. strong B. strongly C. hardly D. bad |