Linda asked me to repeat ________ telephone number ________ second time so that she could write it down．

A．the; a

B．a; the

C．the;/

D．/; a

Fortunately someone who happened to be passing by called the fire department ________ the fire broke out．

A．immediately

B．shortly

C．quickly

D．hurriedly

There are shops and hospitals close ________．They are very convenient for us．

A．at hand

B．by hand

C．by the hand

D．in hand

I was thinking of you, Keith, as I watched the sun ________ as a red orange ball from the dark horizon．

A．risen

B．rising

C．rise

D．being raised

How angry I became at what she had said．But I waited until I’d ________ a little, and then went to talk to her．

A．come down

B．burnt down

C．calmed down

D．slowed down

The president urged that more food ________ to the flooded areas．

A．to be sent

B．send

C．should send

D．be sent

Jean doesn’t want to work right away because he thinks that if she ________ a job, she probably wouldn’t be able to see her parents every day．

A．has to get

B．had got

C．were to get

D．could have got

Rarely ________ nowadays; nobody knows where he is and whether he comes back．

A．we see him

B．do we see him

C．we do not see him

D．do we not see him

________ the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese film industry experienced rapid growth．

A．As

B．With

C．Since

D．Towards

They sang quite a few songs, but not a single word ________ understand．

A．I could

B．could I

C．I didn’t

D．didn’t I