—What does the sign over there read?
—"No person smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area．"
| A．shall | B．may | C．must | D．will |
—Why didn’t you tell him about the exciting news?
—He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.
| A．before | B．after | C．when | D．until |
______ production going up by 60%, the company had another excellent year.
| A．As | B．For | C．With | D．Though |
---How much salt did you put in the dish? ---I’m sorry to say, _______. I forgot it.
| A．nothing | B．no one | C．no | D．none |
Is this the third time that you ________ late?
| A．have been | B．am | C．was | D．had been |
Chinese athlete Liu xiang’s dropping out of the Olympic Games was really ______; it surely _____ the whole world.
| A．astonished; astonished | B．astonishing; was astonished |
| C．astonishing; astonished | D．astonished; was astonished |