----Tom, you’ve got an A in the final English exam. Congratulations!
----Thanks. But I never thought the result came out so fast. The papers ______ when I left the teacher’s office just now.
| A．had been marked | B．were still being marked |
| C．are still marking | D．had been marking |
—Did you spend a lot of time looking for the missing child?
—________. It took us a long time, but luckily we found him.
| A．My pleasure | B．Absolutely | C．Not at all | D．Don’t mention it |
However, at times this balance in nature is disturbed by human activities, _______ a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
| A．lying in | B．calling in | C．taking in | D．resulting in |
The news that he fought with his coach surprised us, ________?
| A．did he | B．didn’t it | C．didn’t he | D．did it |
It doesn’t matter ________ you take it seriously, for _______ matters is that he can realize it.
| A．whether; that | B．that; what | C．whether; what | D．that; that |
These facts are unimportant in ________, but if you put them together, you may find something unusual.
| A．it | B．them | C．itself | D．themselves |