He ________ the shop while the manager was away．

A．was left in charge of

B．left in charge of

C．was left in the charge of

D．left in the charge of

－Yesterday Jim spent 7 hours in playing computer games; he even didn't do his homework．

－Don't scold him．________, he is a child．

A．After all

B．At all

C．In all

D．Above all

I'm glad that you can come and ________ my wedding party．Will you come over and ________ us for a chat?

A．take part in ; join in

B．attend ; join

C．join ; join in

D．attend ; join in

What ________ great fun it is to have a swim on a hot day in summer!

A．a

B．the

C．an

D．\

You ________ be hungry already－you had lunch only two hours ago!

A．wouldn't

B．mustn't

C．needn't

D．can't

Nobody knows exactly how many years it will be ________ the Chinese football team enters the final stage of the World Cup．

A．when

B．after

C．before

D．until

Mother told Jim to watch the milk until it boiled and then ________ off the gas．

A．turn

B．turning

C．turned

D．having turned

________ the news that the pop star couldn't make it to our party, we all felt very disappointed．

A．Being heard

B．To hear

C．Hearing

D．Having been heard

Luckily, we'd brought with us a road map, without ________ we would have lost our way．

A．it

B．that

C．this

D．which

The police ________ him of drink driving and put him into prison．

A．warned

B．charged

C．blamed

D．accused