24. — Hello, everyone! Have you heard the meeting will be put off?
— Yeah, that’s what we about when you came in.
| A．were talking | B．are talking | C．have talked | D．had talked |
___ the temperature falling rapidly, we couldn’t go on with the experiment.
| A．Since | B．For | C．As | D．With |
—How much is the rent of the house, Mrs. Sandra?
—One hundred dollars, the electricity and telephone fee ____.
| A．contained | B．included | C．containing | D．Including |
How ________ they learn anything when they spend all their spare time watching television?
| A．must | B．should | C．may | D．Can |
— The man is always behaving rudely.
— That I guess is ________ people avoid him.
| A．because | B．how | C．why | D．Whether |
— Do you want to come with us?
— No, thank you. I’d rather ____.
| A．not to | B．not | C．not doing | D．not to come |