56. It is said that some teachers will go to Japan. They are________going to work as exchange teacher of Chinese.
| A．lately | B．recently | C．shortly | D．Likely |
— Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?
— I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
| A．have looked | B．was looking | C．would look | D．had looked |
The roads are linedtrees，which have been planted to holdthe strong winds from the north.
| A．along; to | B．on；up | C．in；against | D．with；back |
_______along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.
| A．Driving | B．when I was driving | C．I was driving | D．Having driven |
As soon as the waiter came to the table, the foreigner _______next to me asked him_______to call that big dish in Chinese.
| A．seating; what | B．seated; how | C．sitting; how | D．seated; what |
The girl had hardly rung the bell the door was opened suddenly, and her friend rushed out to greet her.
| A．before | B．until | C．as | D．since |