[单项选择]When I arrived, I learned Mary ______ for almost an hour.
A. had gone
B. had set off
C. had left
D. had been away

[单项选择]When I arrived, I learned Mary （） for almost an hour.
A. had gone
B. had set off
C. had left
D. had been away

[单项选择]When I arrived, I learned Mary ______ for almost an hour.
A. had gone
B. had set off
C. had left
D. had been away

[单项选择]When Jack arrived, he learned Mary ________ for almost an hour.
A. had gone
B. had set off
C. had left
D. had been away

[单项选择]When Jack arrived he learned Mary ______ for almost an hour.
A. had gone
B. had set off
C. had left
D. had been away

[单项选择]When I arrived, I learned my classmates ______ for almost an hour.
A. had gone
B. had started
C. had left
D. had been away

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When Mary discovered how treacherous the streets could be, she demanded that her boys stay close to her in the church gym and youth center, and the boys were as good as gold, listening to every word she says.（）

A. very naughty
B. very obedient
C. faithful
D. patient

[单项选择]I was almost asleep last night when I suddenly heard someone__________ at the door.
A. be knocking
B. knocking
C. to knock
D. having knocked

[单项选择]When Mary paid the bill she was given a ________ for her money.
A. cheque
B. receipt
C. ticket
D. label

[单项选择]Mary（）well when I saw her last time.
A. doesn't look
B. hasn't look
C. didn't look
D. wasn't looking

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One day I was shopping with Mary when a group of white men found us. A tall man (21) up and asked me where I lived. Mary was so angry (22) she said, "That’s none of your business. If any of you dare to follow us, I’ll tell the police." The white men had to go (23) Then Mary warned me not to be in town (24) after dark. She told me that whenever I came (25) the white men who tried to stop me, I should walk right and (26) them as if I saw nothing.
Two weeks later Mary was found (27) in a pool of blood. Her death brought back memories of what she (28) told me. I couldn’t (29) it any longer. At that time my thoughts were no longer about school. What I wanted was to get the (30) to stand up and fight!

23（）
A. across
B. in
C. with
D. to