Only after they had discussed the matter for several hours ______a decision.
| A．they reached | B．did they reach | C．they reach | D．do they reach |
The person in charge of the meeting asked the people present to sit ______ together and listen _______.
| A．closely; close | B．close; closely |
| C．close; close | D．closely; closely |
In our company, only a few are for the decision, but the rest ______ all against it.
| A．are | B．being | C．has been | D．Is |
The old black woman used to tell stories under the tall tree, with her grandchildren ____ around and ______ attentively.
| A．seating; listening | B．seated; listened |
| C．seating; listened | D．seated; listening |
At a rough estimate, our new campus is ____________ the one at present.
| A．twenty times the size as |
| B．twenty times the size of |
| C．twenty times as the size of |
| D．the size twenty times of |
___________ many times, but he still couldn’t understand it.
| A．Though he had been told | B．Having been told |
| C．Having told | D．He had been told |