I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else.________，I was wasting my time.
| A．In other words | B．In a word | C．First of all | D．Believe it or not |
.I was about to leave the house ____the telephone rang.
| A．before | B．when | C．while | D．after |
Remember, when you _____your work, you might go out and play.
| A．finished | B．will finish | C．have finished | D．had finished |
Phoenix is a very nice city with plants and flowers ___the year round.
| A．grown | B．planted | C．planting | D．growing |
.– How much did you pay for that?
--- I paid _____ that you paid.
| A．half the money | B．half | C．the halves | D．a half |
.More than one girl _____, as we expect.
| A．has come | B．had come | C．came | D．have come |