_______ successful docking of Shenzhou VIII with Tiangong-I means that China has managed to take ________ first important step to establish its own space station.
| A．/; / | B．A; a | C．The, a | D．The; the |
She was __ after the long walk.
| A．out of breathe | B．breatelessly | C．out of breath | D．having no breath |
They looked __ at the new, and some girls began to weep.
| A．sad | B．sadly | C．sadness | D．sadnessly |
Mr. Smith was very ill.The doctors said he was ___ of death.
| A．at the edge | B．at edge | C．on edge | D．on the edge |
There ia no light in the room. They ___ asleep.
| A．should have gone to | B．must be | C．could go | D．might be going |
I didn’t do very well in the exam, and so I’m afraid of ___.
| A．scolding | B．to be scolded | C．being scolded | D．scolded |