It was difficult to get a word in. Everyone＿＿＿so excitedly about the play.
| A．talked | B．was talking | C．would talk | D．had talked |
They were so late that they ____had time to catch the train.
| A．almost | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．simply |
----Why can’t I smoke here?
----At no time_____in the meeting room.
| A．is smoking permitted | B．smoking is permitted |
| C．smoking is it permitted | D．does smoking permit |
Helen plays the piano well, ____her favourite instrument is the violin.
| A．so | B．yet | C．or | D．for |
The young man, ___two attemps to climb the high mountain, decided to have another try this year.
| A．making | B．made | C．having made | D．has made |
The boy was caught ____in the examinaton room and was later punished for that.
| A．cheat | B．cheated | C．cheating | D．to cheat |