____ I went to the seaside, I picked up a great many shells.
| A．The first time | B．For the first time | C．At first | D．By the first time |
At the meeting, the people were _____by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother although there is a scar in her face.
| A．surprised | B．excited | C．impressed | D．comforted |
They woke up ______ everything around ______.
| A．found; changed | B．only to find; changed |
| C．to find; changing | D．finding; changed |
—How are you getting on with your English?
—Oh, great. Things are going as well as ________.
| A．plans | B．to plan | C．planning | D．planned |
_______ at the good news, she couldn’t help crying.
| A．Delighting | B．Delightful | C．Delighted | D．Being delighted |
The teacher stressed again that the students should not _____ any important details while retelling the story.
| A．bring out | B．leave out | C．let out | D．make out |