1. Hardly _______ his statement _______ several reporters raised their hands and put forward a string of questions.

　　A. did the minister finish; than B. does the minister finish; before

　　C. has the minister finished; while D. had the minister finished; when

　　2. _______, everyone present was amused by his adventure story in Africa.

　　A. Absurd as might it sound B. As it might sound absurd

　　C. As absurd it might sound D. Absurd as it might sound

　　3. I told them not everybody could run as fast as you did, _______?

　　A. could he B. didn’t you

　　C. didn’t I D. could they

　　4. It was during his Harvard days _______ he and his friend developed the programming languagefor the first microcomputer.

　　A. when B. which

　　C. why D. that

　　5. When _______ questions after class, teacher should answer student as clearly as possible.

　　A. asking B. to ask

　　C. to be asked D. asked