John waited at the bus-stop for nearly half an hour _____ the bus finally arrived .
| A．when | B．as | C．before | D．while |
It is good manners to eat up_______is left in your plate.
| A．that | B．what | C．which | D．all |
By 17:30, ______ was almost closing time, nearly all the paintings had been sold.
| A．which | B．when | C．what | D．that |
---What should we do since we can’t make a compromise after lengthy talks？
--- ____ you apologize and take back what you’ve said _____ it is all over between us.
| A．Either; or | B．Not only; but also |
| C．Neither; nor | D．Whether; or |
---I ’ m afraid that you might have got burnt in the big fire last weekend.
---Well, I .
| A．mostly did | B．nearly had | C．almost did | D．almost had |
Alibaba has become China’s largest online commercial company, earning _____ a profit of 6.42 billion yuan in 2011.
| A．earns | B．earning | C．earned | D．to have earned |