The city of Qingdao has been working on building itself up as a city of sails ________ it successfully hosted the 2008 Olympics’ sailing program.
| A．after | B．since | C．when | D．until |
She says that she'll have to close the shop ________ business improves.
| A．if | B．unless | C．after | D．when |
While ______ himself in the newspaper in a cafe , he got his pocket picked.
| A．having buried | B．buried |
| C．burying | D．to be buried |
— Can you explain ____ you have been late for school several times this term?
— Sorry, but it is the first time that I have been late this week.
| A．why it is that | B．how it is that |
| C．why is it that | D．how is it that |
Nowadays it seems to some of us that it is feeling, not just money, that is what really ________.
| A．counts | B．stays | C．means | D．grows |
When doing my homework,________.
| A．I heard the doorbell ring | B．the doorbell rang |
| C．my mother came in | D．my mother was cooking |