All of ________ sudden, a loud noise came from nowhere, making everybody hold still in ________ alarm.
| A．a; the | B．/ ; / | C．the; the | D．a; / |
When the man came in, gun in hand, we all stood there, ________．
| A．astonished | B．astonishing |
| C．being astonished | D．having astonished |
---The skirt is too expensive; its color too dark, and．．．．
---____．Is there anyone so particular like you?
| A．Take it or leave it | B．Can't complain too much |
| C．Go ahead | D．Cheer up |
As a boy of six,.
| A．Tim’s parents asked him to play the piano every day. |
| B．Tim and his parents would play the piano together. |
| C．Tim had to practice playing the piano every day. |
| D．to learn playing the piano is too hard for Tim. |
Ms Jonesher stepmother travels once or twice every other year.
| A．and | B．besides | C．as well as | D．and along with |
It really seemed ages ____ the police came on the scene and cleared away the damaged cars．
| A．before | B．after | C．when | D．as |