31．The man stopped his bicycle beside the car______it had a broken chain．
| A．or | B．until | C．as | D．Yet |
I can’t stand ________ with Jane in the same office. She just refuses ________ talking while she works.
| A．working ; stopping | B．to work ; stopping | C．work ; stop | D．working ; to stop |
--- Daniel，why are you so late? We _______ you would be here an hour ago.
--- Sorry. I ________ know you were all here.
| A．expect, don’t | B．expected; don’t | C．expected, didn’t | D．expect; didn’t |
Mary’s birthday ________ on a Sunday this year.
| A．finds | B．falls | C．forecasts | D．founds |
--- Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?
--- He rushed out of the room ________ I could say a word.
| A．when | B．until | C．before | D．after |
The number of people at the concert was ________ than expected. There were many tickets left.
| A．much smaller | B．much more | C．much larger | D．much fewer |