________ I came, the city wasn’t so beautiful.
A. For the first time B. At the first time
C. The first time when D. The first time
Rather than _______ on a crowded bus, he always prefers ______ a bike.
A. ride; to ride B. riding; ride
C. ride; ride D. to ride; riding
Tsinghua University, ______ in 1911, is home to a great number of outstanding figures.
A. found B. founding C. founded D. to be founded
His singing career began to ______ in the late 1990s.
A. get off B. take off C. put off D. set off
I hate ______ when the weather becomes freezing cold because there is no heater inside.
A. this B. that C. it D. so
Is this the first time you_______ Beijing?
A. have visited B. was visiting
C. visited D. has visited
