（）I found the lecture hard to follow because it ____ when I arrived.
| A．started | B．was starting |
| C．would start | D．had started |
Zhang Ziyi and Wang Feng, both of them ______ in the media spotlight, get romantically involved.
| A．pay attention |
| B．paid attention to |
| C．paying attention |
| D．are paid attention to |
Entering the bookstore, I noticed a girl _______ against the window, with her eyes_____ on her book in hand.
| A．leaning; fixed | B．leaned; fixing |
| C．leaned; fixed | D．leaning; fixing |
In the middle of February, the weather＿＿favorable for work, the workers began to repair and secure the dam of the river.
| A．was | B．being |
| C．would be | D．to be |
All things ______, your sister has better performances than you.
| A．be considered | B．considering |
| C．considered | D．are considered |
Everything ____________ into consideration, they believed themselves more and returned to their positions.
| A．to take | B．taken |
| C．to be taken | D．taking |