69. It is raining cats and dogs. This sentence probably means _____.
| A．There are some cats and dogs in the raining. |
| B．Some cats and dogs are falling down together with the rain. |
| C．The cats and the dogs are all wet in the rain. |
| D．It is raining heavily. |
The waste can be recycled into new products, which __________ will save natural resources.
| A．in turn | B．in return |
| C．in order | D．in time |
Tony __________ the deadline by two hours, but did not inform me __________, which made me angry.
| A．advanced; in advance | B．approached; ahead of time |
| C．put off; at time | D．delayed; in time |
There's a __________ in our office that when it's somebody's birthday, they bring in a cake for us all to share.
| A．tradition | B．balance |
| C．concern | D．relationship |
__________, the little girl could speak English so well.
| A．To our astonishment | B．To us surprise |
| C．To our astonishing | D．To our surprising |
Mr. Smith was __________ to hear the __________ news that he won the first prize.
| A．astonishing; astonished | B．astonishing; astonishing |
| C．astonished; astonishing | D．astonished; astonished |