I got to the cinema, the movie had been on for ten minutes.

A. At the time B. By the time

C. Over the time D. Then

Welcome to our school, ladies and gentlemen. , I’d like to introduce myself.

A. To be honest B. To my surprise

C. To start with D. To tell you the truth

He is a serious man. Few people can make him .

A. laughs B. laugh

C. laughed D. to laugh

The players practice hard, because they don’t want to their coach .

A. make; down B. let; down

C. get; down D. take; down

Paul made a nice cage to keep the little sick bird it could fly.

A. till B. unless

C. after D. so

He did badly in the game, so he was worried about .

A. kicking off B. kick off

C. being kicked off D. be kicked off

It’s too late to go to the basketball match. , it’s beginning to rain.

A. Beside B. Besides

C. Because of D. Because

By the time I got up, my mother breakfast already.

A. cook B. has cooked

C. had cooked D. cooked

Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays zero.

A. up B. down

C. above D. below

When spring comes, the ice .

A. is appeared B. appears

C. is disappeared D. disappears