[单项选择]（　） he realized it was already too late for us to return home.
A. No sooner it grew dark when
B. Hardly it grew dark than
C. It was not until dark that
D. Scarcely it grew dark than

[简答题]He came too late, so he did not see the first part of the play. ( simple sentence)

[单项选择]We're ______ late. He has already gone.
A. nearly
B. terribly
C. terrible

[单项选择]You're ______ late. He has already gone.


A. terrible
B. nearly
C. terribly

[单项选择]Whether by accident or ______, he arrived too late to help us.
A. purpose
B. aim
C. design
D. chance

[单项选择]______ he realized it was too late to return home.
A. No sooner it grew dark when
B. It was not until dark that
C. Scarcely it grew dark than
D. While it grew dark that

[单项选择]He was late for the class today because he didn't run ______ catch the bus.
A. enough fast to
B. fast enough to
C. fast enough
D. enough fast

[单项选择]（） he thought he was helping us with the work he was actually in the way.
A. Although
B. Because
C. If
D. When

[单项选择]He was late for school, so he must work hard to ______ the lost time.
A. make up for B. make out
C. keep up with D. catch up with

[单项选择]It was too late for any buses.
A. there to be
B. there being
C. there to have
D. there are

[单项选择]Although he thought he was helping us to prepare the dinner, he was actually ______ the way.
A. in
B. off
C. by
D. on

[单项选择]第三篇　　　　　　　　　　　　 Too Late to Regret It When I was a junior, I met a second-year student in my department. He wasn’t tall or good-looking, but he was very nice, attractive and athletic. He had something that I admired very much. He was natural, warm, and sincere. I disregarded (不顾) my parents’ disapproval. We were very happy together. He picked me up from my dorm every morning, and after class we would sit alongside the stream that ran through campus, or sunbathe (晒太阳) on the lawn. At night he would walk me back to my dorm. He came from a poor family, but in order to make me happy, he borrowed money from his friend to buy presents and meals for me. Our fellow students looked up to him as a role model, and the girls envied (妒忌) me. He wasn’t a local, but wanted to stay here after graduation. I thought we had a future together. However, when I got a part-time job during the summer vacation, people began giving me a lot of pressure, saying that a pretty, intelligent girl
A. After she had a quarrel with him.
B. When she was a junior.
C. When she was a second-year student.
D. After she found a part-time job.

[简答题]People are never too late to receive university education to get a degree. Do you agree or disagree the above statement Include reasons and examples to support your response.