_____ some old tables, his house was almost empty.
| A．Besides | B．Except | C．Apart from | D．But |
With the sun _______, we felt comfortable walking outside.
| A．shine | B．shining | C．to shine | D．shone |
--- I hear that you have made a new market plan.
---Yes, but what puzzles me now is how to ______the plan.
| A．carry out | B．pull out | C．put out | D．work out |
The man took out his iPad and saw the latest film while his car _____.
| A．had been repaired | B．had repaired |
| C．was being repaired | D．was repairing |
---Where did you get to know the famous writer?
---It was on the farm______ we used to work together.
| A．where | B．which | C．that | D．/ |
Microblogs experienced rapid growth in 2011 in China, with the number of microblog Operators, users and visitors ________ several times.
| A．to increase | B．increased | C．increasing | D．increase |