— Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?

— He rushed out of the room ________ I could say a word．

A．before

B．until

C．when

D．after

— Do you mind my smoking her?

— ________

A．No thanks．

B．No． Good idea．

C．Yes please．

D．Yes．Better not．

________ with so much trouble we failed to complete the task on time．

A．Faced

B．Face

C．Facing

D．To face

— Is Jack on duty today?

— It ________ be him．It’s his turn tomorrow．

A．mustn’t

B．won’t

C．can’t

D．needn’t

Of all the books on the desk ________ is of any use for our study．

A．nothing

B．no one

C．neither

D．none

— It’s thirty years since we last met．

— But I still remember the story believe it or not ________ we got lost on a rainy night．

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．when

— Can he take charge of the computer company?

— I’m afraid it’s ________ his ability．

A．beyond

B．within

C．of

D．to

At the foot of the mountain ________ ．

A．a village lie

B．lies a village

C．does a village lie

D．lying a village

— Did you enjoy yourself at the party?

— Yes．I’ve never been to ________ one before．

A．a more excited

B．the most excited

C．a more exciting

D．the most exciting

The Chinese are proud of the 29th Olympic Games ________ in Beijing in 2008．

A．hold

B．holding

C．held

D．to be held