Time________, I can have done it better.
| A．permit | B．be permitted | C．permitting | D．to permit |
—What are you reading，Tom?
—I'm not really reading，just ______ the pages.
| A．turning off | B．turning around |
| C．turning over | D．turning up |
_____ creatively，we must be able to look afresh at what we normally take for granted.
| A．Thinking | B．To think |
| C．Having thought | D．Think |
—Were you pleased to watch the short story play by Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan at the Spring Festival Evening?
—______ pleased，even excited.
| A．More than | B．No more than |
| C．Not only | D．More or less |
I don't know why you're so concerned—it isn't your problem______.
| A．first of all | B．after all |
| C．all in all | D．in all |
Julie was ______ with Joanna for applying for the same job.
| A．annoying | B．annoyed | C．bothered | D．bothering |