I was about to leave the office ______ the telephone rang．So I stopped ______ it．
| A．when; to answer | B．when; to reply |
| C．while; answering | D．as; replying |
He _____ to us that those eggs ______ on the table had been _____ by snakes.
| A．lied；laying；lied | B．lied；lying；lain |
| C．laid；laid；laid | D．lied；lying；laid |
_______ such a heavy financial loss, Mr. Smith found it difficult to run his company.
| A．Suffering | B．Having suffered |
| C．Suffered | D．To suffer |
The audience_______before TV sets are listening to Yi Zhongtian’s stories with their eyes_______ upon him.
| A．seating；fixing | B．seated；fixing |
| C．seated；fixed | D．seating；fixed |
It is his strong sense of humor, as you know,makes him popular with teachers and students.
| A．which | B．that | C．why | D．how |
Not everybody attending the meeting agreed to the suggestion _______ by the chairman.
| A．put up | B．put on |
| C．put out | D．put forward |