When the old man ________ to walk back to his house, the sun ________ itself behind the mountain．

A．started; had already hidden

B．had started; had already hidden

C．had started; was hidden

D．was starting; hid

He ________ more than 5000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15．

A．has learned

B．would have learned

C．learned

D．had learned

________ the day goes on, the weather gets colder and colder．

A．With

B．Since

C．While

D．As

He thought we were talking about his brother, ________, in fact, we were talking about my father．

A．whom

B．where

C．which

D．while

I got caught in the rain and my suit ________．

A．has ruined

B．had ruined

C．has been ruined

D．had been ruined

Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where she ________ English for a year．

A．studies

B．studied

C．is studying

D．has been studying

－Will you be on ________ holiday soon?

－Well, I’m too busy to take ________ holiday at present．________ boss has me work day and night．

A．/; a; The

B．a; a; The

C．/; a; A

D．the; the; The

Which do you enjoy ________ your weekends, fishing or watching TV?

A．spending

B．to spend

C．being spent

D．spent

I was given three books on cooking, the first ________ I really enjoyed．

A．of that

B．of which

C．that

D．which

－How did you find your visit to Qingdao, Joanna?

－________．

A．Oh, wonderful indeed

B．I went alone

C．First by train and then by ship

D．A guide showed me the way