______ I went to London, I was strongly impressed with the beautiful buildings.
A. The first time B. For the first time C. It was the first time D. By the first time
What ______ me most was not what he told me but why he looked at me in _______ all the time.
A. surprised; a surprise B. surprised; surprise C. surprising; surprise D. surprises; a surprise
It is because of a long ________ from school that I am a bit behind the other classmates.
A. lack B. loss C. absence D. failure
No sooner ______ on board the train than it started to move.
A. did he go B. he went C. had he gone D. he had gone
—I think everyone has a role to play in making the planet a better place.
—Yes, indeed. ______.
A. I’m with you on that B. That couldn’t be better
C. You have got something D. I’ll do my best
Today the world is paying much more attention to, obviously, China says and does.
A. that B. which C. what D. how