－He was nearly drowned in a pool．

－Oh, when was ________ exactly?

－It was in 1983 ________ he was swimming with his friends．

A．this; that

B．that; when

C．that; that

D．what; when

________ happened to be no one in the building when the fire broke out．

A．It

B．There

C．This

D．That

Hardly ________ the door when he rushed into the office out of breath．

A．I opened

B．did I open

C．I had opened

D．had I opened

Space exploration has been made ________ with the development of modern science and technology．

A．it possible

B．it was possible

C．that possible

D．possible

I can ________ some noise while I’m studying, but I can’t stand very loud noise．

A．put up with

B．get rid of

C．have effects on

D．keep away from

The soldier was ________ of running away when the enemy attached．

A．scolded

B．charged

C．accused

D．punished

－You shouldn’t have gone there alone last night．

－But I ________, because Xiao Wang went there, too．

A．didn’t

B．had to

C．did

D．should

________, the concert began．

A．The listeners having taken their seats

B．Having taken their seats

C．Having taken their places

D．Taking their seats

It is fairly common in Africa for there ________ a group of expert musicians surrounded by others who also join in the performances．

A．being

B．to be

C．be

D．is

－What’s the model plane look like?

－Well, the wings of the plane are ________ of its body．

A．more than the length twice

B．twice more than the length

C．more than twice the length

D．more twice than the length