--What were you doing when Tony phoned you?

　　--I had just finished my work and _____ to take a shower.

[　　]

A．had started　　　　　　B．started

C．have started　　　　　　D．was starting

Never before _____ so highly successful in his attempts to change slightly the weather on a very small scale.

[　　]

A．man has been　　　B．has man been

C．will be man　　　 D．man is

When a giraffe(长颈鹿) has _____ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach _____ water.

A．／; ／　　　　B．a; the

C．the; ／　　　 D．/; the

The party last month really gave me a 10t of fun. So Mr James, can we have _____ this month?

[　　]

A．another　　　B．one

C．it　　　　　 D．other

--What's wrong with your mobile phone? I can't get through．

--Oh, my line was cut off because I _____ my bill.

[　　]

A．haven't paid　　　 B．hadn't paid

C．wasn't paying　　　D．don't pay

When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door, _____“Sorry to miss you, I will call later.”

[　　]

A．read　　　　B．reads

C．to read　　　D．reading

Do you know when Mr White _____? When he _____, tell him to wait in the sitting-room. for a while.

[　　]

A．will arrive; will come　　　B．reach; comes

C．is to get; came　　　　　　D．is to arrive; comes

On Saturday afternoon, Mr Green went to the market, _____ some bananas and visited his cousin.

[　　]

A．bought　　　B．buying

C．to buy　　　D．buy

Workers in this factory are paid _____ the day.

[　　]

A．on　　　B．in

C．by　　　D．with

Mrs White found her husband surrounded by letters and papers and _____ very worried.

[　　]

A．look　　　　B．looks

C．looking　　　D．to