Only when the meeting was over___ go back to meet his friend.
| A．he could | B．he was able to | C．was he able to | D．was able to he |
we were ______ at the news of her sudden death.
| A．astonishing | B．to astonish | C．astonished | D．astonish |
His words only _____ the viewpoint of several people.
| A．spoke | B．stood | C．told | D．represented |
A poet and artist ____ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.
| A．is | B．are | C．was | D．were |
It was so dark in the theatre that I could hardly _______ my friends.
| A．turn out | B．bring out | C．call out | D．pick out |
Though he graduated from a famous university, he was ______ failure as _____ teacher.
| A．a; a | B．/; a | C．/; the | D．/; / |