The meeting was expected to start at 9 o'clock but the manager didn't turn up ______ twenty minutes later.
| A．before | B．until | C．after | D．since |
Beginning college is exciting: many of us can be easily excited by ___ details of running ______ well-balanced life.
| A．/; the | B．the; a | C．/;a | D．the; / |
Last week I saw a movie adapted（改编） from The Arabian Nights,which ____ by children.
| A．were especially loved | B．is especially loved |
| C．especially was loved | D．are especially loved |
The bridge built ten years ago _____ the island _____ the mainland.
| A．connects; to | B．connecting; with | C．is connected; to | D．connected; by |
It is often ____ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.
| A．said | B．to say | C．saying | D．being said |
—Could I use your dictionary?
—Sorry, it __________.
| A．is using | B．was using | C．was used | D．is being used |