He had just fallen asleep ________ the telephone rang last night.
| A．when |
| B．while |
| C．after |
| D．since |
The deal, _______ next week, will allow Charney to make a great fortune in the stock market.
| A．completed | B．being completed |
| C．to be completed | D．having been completed |
—Alice, you have won the first place!
—Pardon? I ______ I would fail the exam this time.
| A．think | B．thought | C．have thought | D．am thinking |
Microsoft ended support for Windows XP after April 8, which _______a major operating system for some Chinese computer users, and advised users to upgrade to Windows 8.1.
| A．remained | B．remains | C．is remaining | D．is remained |
The CCTV show Chinese Characters Dictation Competition has taken the country by storm, which is partly designed to arouse people’s _______ in the Chinese language.
| A．response | B．enthusiasm | C．significance | D．consequence |
—Don’t be a slave to work, Ralph! You must take it easy sometimes.
—I can’t help it._________.
| A．Easier said than done | B．Nothing is easier than fault-finding |
| C．Easy come, easy go | D．Easy does it |