To our surprise, we got ________ people to attend the meeting as we expected．

A．as twice

B．twice many

C．twice many as

D．twice as many

I had just stepped out of the bathroom ________ I heard the steps．

A．while

B．when

C．since

D．after

－________ he dropped out of school?

－His family had run into financial difficulties．

A．Why was it that

B．Why was that

C．Why was that it

D．Why was it

Today impressionist paintings are accepted as the beginning of ________ we call “modern art”．

A．which

B．what

C．tha

D．how

Many women ________ a good salary, but they chose to stay at home for the family．

A．must make

B．must have made

C．should make

D．could have made

There is no decision yet ________ when the work might start．

A．due to

B．as to

C．in addition to

D．owing to

You must ________ to the rules and behave properly even if you think they are unfair．

A．get across

B．keep to

C．take up

D．make up

It's high time that Dalai Lama ________ playing politics．

A．quit

B．to be quit

C．quited

D．quitting

I made up my mind that under no circumstances ________ agree to such a principle．

A．would I

B．I would

C．I will

D．will I

________ its size with that of the whole earth, we find the highest mountain does not seem high at all．

A．When compared

B．Compared to

C．To be compared

D．Comparing