By the time the guests arrived, I ________ everything ready．

got

have got

had got

were getting

I ________ stay at home than see the movie．It’s boring．

had better

would rather

might as well

ought to

The rain came up so suddenly that it poured on me ________ I could find a shelter．

after

until

when

before

His failure in the competition ________ his poor health．

resulted from

resulted in

led to

because of

It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life ________ we’ve actually had that lesson．

until

after

since

when

Write your article ________ what you have experienced during the accident．

is based on

basing on

which based on

based on

Beethoven wrote nine symphonies, ________ written after he had lost his hearing．

most of them

and most of them

and most of which

most of which

Though ________ to stop, the ________ speaker kept on ________ at the meeting．

told; excited; to talk

being told; exciting; talking

told; excited; talking

to be told; exciting; talking

I wonder ________ that made him decide to work as a volunteer in Xizang．

what was it

what it was

why was it

it was when

Miss Brown ________ at the conference, but she didn’t show up until now．

should have appeared

should arrive

should have had arrived

should be arriving