________ excited Geoff Marcy most was ________ there were planets in other solar system where life might exist.
| A．It; if | B．That; whether | C．What; whether | D．What; that |
_____ alone in the dark room, the little girl was so frightened as to cry loudly.
| A．Leaving | B．Left | C．Having left | D．To be left |
—Mary, I have got a new cell phone number!
—Oh, hold on. I’ll put it down just_____.
| A．in deed | B．in case | C．in time | D．in use |
Although many measures ______,the world’s economy is still going down.
| A．were taken | B．have been taken | C．will be taken | D．are taken |
But for the help of my English teacher, I _____ the first prize in the English Writing Competition.
| A．would not win | B．would not have won | C．would win | D．would have won |
With proper measures, the economy in China is beginning to _____ again.
| A．rise up | B．hold on | C．pick up | D．take on |