24. When we climbed up to the top of the mountain, we were all _______.
| A．tired and out of the breath | B．tiring and short of the breath |
| C．tired and out of breath | D．tiring and short of breath |
When they knew there was a panda in the zoo, the children could ____wait to see it.
| A．almost | B．nearly | C．hard | D．hardly |
Mr. Black has been teaching English in a middle school _____ he came to China.
| A．for ever | B．ever since | C．since then | D．long before |
I know you are very _____ ice-cream, but you will gain weight if you eat too much.
| A．afraid of | B．tired of | C．full of | D．fond of |
She is the most _____ one of my friends; you can just depend on her.
| A．reliable | B．beautiful | C．fortunate | D．stubborn |
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane _____.
| A．takes off | B．is taking off | C．has taken off | D．took off |