1. —I don’t understand why you come so late?
－Sorry, I ________ that you ________ for me.
A. don’t realize, are waiting
B. haven’t realized, have waited
C. hadn’t realized, had waited
D. didn’t realize, were waiting
2. We _________ in the forest for more than two days when it became obvious that we needed a guide.
A. had not been
B. were not
C. have not been
D. would not be
3. —Are you going to Emma’s party?
—I don’t know. It_______.
－We might go away that weekend.
A. all depend
B. all depends
C. is all depended
D. all is depending
4. — When is the meeting supposed to start?
—It is _______.
A. about to begin
B. to begin
C. already begun
D. about beginning
5. — Y ou seem to have a lot of work at your office. Y ou ______ late.
－That’s true, but it’s no bother to me.
A. stay always
B. are always staying
C. were always staying
D. had always stayed
6. I’d _________ if you’d mail these letters for me.
A. very appreciate it
B. fairly appreciate
C. quite appreciate
D. appreciate it very much
7. We _________ successes so far, but the successes _________ in one day.
A. have won, haven’t been won
B. won, weren’t won
C. had won, hadn’t been won
D. have won, weren’t won
8. When you go by train; make sure you ________ train that stops at all the stations.
A. will get
B. would get
C. get
D. should get
9. －She _______ but that young man dived in and saved her just in time.
－How brave of him!
A. had drowned
B. drowned
C. was drowned
D. was drowning
10. This tape recorder is easy to work. Watch how I_______ it. I switch it on, press this button and it starts.
A. have done
B. do
C. would do
D. was doing
11. He asked the crowd if they _______ that she __________ a lie.
A. had thought, told
B. thought, was telling
C. were thinking, told
D. were thinking, was telling
12. More middle-aged people suffer from heart trouble than _______.
A. general belief
B. generally believed
C. believing generally
D. to believe generally
13. No wonder those flowers ________. They ________ any water for long.
A. are dy ing, haven’t had
B. died, didn’t have
C. had died, haven’t had
D. have died, hadn’t had
14. －How long have you been here?
－Only about five minutes. Henry and Simon ____ with me.
A. have walked
B. were walking
C. had walked
D. walked
15. －Y ou mean your gas and electricity bill isn’t correct. _______you still __________ it?
—No.
A. Are, going to pay
B. Had, paid
C. Were, paying
D. Would, have paid
16. －Y ou’ve been telephoning for ages. Aren’t you going to finish it?
－I ________ through yet. The line has been busy all morning.
A. haven’t got
B. don’t get
C. hadn’t got
D. didn’t get
17. －It’ll be the first time I _________ the subject.
－Don’t worry. It’ 11 be a bit difficult the first time you ______ it.
A. have taught, teach
B. teach, have taught
C. will teach, will teach
D. have taught, will teach
18. －Is Tim a good manager?
—I think he lacks the experience he _________ for such a job.
A. should have
B. should have had
C. need have
D. must have had
19. He gave us warning to stay from the machine while it ________.
A. had worked
B. was working
C. would work
D. would be working
20. I _________ the book on the reading list before I attended the lecture.
A. have read
B. would have read
C. had read
D. read
21. He is ill. He _________ in bed for 3 weeks.
A. is lying
B. has been lying
C. has lain
D. lay
22. My uncle _________ until he was forty-five.
A. married
B. didn’t marry
C. was not marrying
D. would marry
23. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he _________ from the university next year.
A. will graduate
B. will have graduated
C. graduates
D. is to graduate
24. －Will you go skiing with me this winter vacation?
—It _______.
A. all depend
B. all depends
C. is all depended
D. is all depending
25. The new suspension bridge ________ by the end of last month.
A. has been designed
B. had been designed
C. was designed
D. would be designed
26. When Jack arrived he learned Mary _________ for almost an hour.
A. had gone
B. had set off
C. had left
D. had been away
27. －Do you know our town at all?
—No, this is the first time I __________ here.
A. was
B. have been
C. came
D. am coming
28. －We could have walked to the station; it was so near.
—Y es. A taxi _________at all necessary.
A. wasn’t
B. hadn’t been
C. would n’t be
D. won’t be
29. Tom ________ into the house when no one ________.
A. slipped, was looked
B. had slipped, looked
C. slipped, had looked
D. was slipping, looked
30. －Oh, it’s you! I _______ you.
－I’ve just had my hair cut,and I’m wearing new gla sses.
A. didn’t recognize
B. hadn’t recognized
C. haven’t recognized
D. don’t recognized
31. — Can I join your club, Dad?
－Y ou can when you ________ a bit older.
A. get
B. will get
C. are getting
D. will have got
32. She set out soon after dark_______ home an hour later.
A. arriving
B. to arrive
C. having arrived
D. and arrived
33. —I’m sorry to keep you waiting.
－Oh, not at all. I _________ here only a few minutes.
A. have been
B. had been
C. was
D. will be
34. I don’ t really work here; I _____ until the new secretary arrives.
A. just help out
B. have just helped out
C. am just helping out
D. will just help out
35. If a man _________ succeed, he must work as hard as he can.
A. will
B. is to
C. is going to
D. should
36. It is believed that a book is _________ it will surely __________ the reader.
A. interested, interest
B. interesting, be interested
C. interested, be interesting
D. interesting, interest
37. Y ou _______ the umbrella. Don’t you think it silly to carry an umbrella on such a fine day?
A. mustn’t have brought
B. didn’t have to bring
C. needn’t have brought
D. didn’t need to bring
38. I’d rather you ________ anything about it for the time being.
A. do
B. didn’t do
C. don’t do
D. not did
39. ________ from school for almost two weeks, so she is working harder to make up for the lost time.
A. Being absent
B. Having been absent
C. Because she has been absent
D. She has been absent
40. The earlier ________ start work tomorrow, the sooner ________ finish.
A. we’ll, we
B. we, we’ll
C. we’ll, we’ll
D. we, /
41. In addition to John and Helen, their father _____ visit us tomorrow.
A. is coming to
B. are coming to
C. are to
D. is likely
42.－Y ou look happy today, Jane.
－I like my new dress and Mother _________, too.
A. likes
B. does
C. do
D. is
43. Because of the shortage of coal in England, attempts _______use natural gas as source of power.
A. have made
B. having made
C. are being made
D. will be making
44. He is late again today. I’ll _________ that he will not be late tomorrow
A. be sure
B. hope for
C. see to it
D. make it to
45. _________, it went off unexpectedly.
A.While cleaning the gun
B. While he was cleaning the gun
C. To clean his gun
D. Cleaning his gun
46. ―There _________ the bell. Class begins,‖ said the teacher.
A. will go
B. go
C. would go
D. goes
47. The happy moment I had looked forward to ________ at last.
A. came
B. coming
C. come
D. to come
48. Tom has just arrived, but I didn’t know he ________ until yesterday.
A. had come
B. was coming
C. came
D. will come
49. When I ________ across a new word, I look it up in the dictionary.
A. come
B. will come
C. have come
D. came
50. The museum he paid a visit _________ at the end of the street.
A. stand
B. stands
C. to stand
D. to stands
51. We have to go to the seaside in his car because ours _________ fixed.
A. wasn’t
B. haven’t
C. hasn’t been
D. hadn’t been
52. He said he felt bad because he _________ late the night before.
A. sit up
B. was sitting up
C. has sit up
D. had been sitting up
53. Until he was married, he _________ any new clothes.
A. has not had
B. doesn’t have
C. has not
D. did not have
54. By the end of the 18th century the city’s population _______ about two million.
A. was
B. were
C. had been
D. being
55. — Excuse me, where could I find Mr. Cook?
—He _________ in his office at the moment.
A. should work
B. should be working
C. could work
D. must have worked
56. －Did Billy play well in the first half?
—I’m afraid he _________. I expect he’ll do better in the ne xt half.
A. was disappointing
B. is disappointed
C. disappointed
D. would disappoint
57. When the film _________ , a crowd of people stopped to watch it so that traffic came to a stop.
A. was being shot
B. was shot
C. was shooting
D. shot
58. Wang Li, I don’t think you _______ Feng Y ang, a newcomer to our class.
A. having met
B. to have met
C. have met
D. had met
59. — Have you brought my book?
—Oh no! I ________ again. That was stupid of me.
A. forgot
B. have forgotten
C. had forgotten
D. forget
60. The Palmers chose to buy the house as its surroundings ________ clean and quiet.
A. was
B. being
C. had forgotten
D. forget
61. I _____ TV when the light went out.
A. watched
B. would watch
C. was watching
D. had watched
62. We ________ the roof of our house last night, and we’re going to complete it today.
A. repaired
B. had repaired
C. would repair
D. were repairing
63. – Oh, Mary. What shall we do with our son? He _____ things about.
--It’s really annoying.
A. is always leaving
B. has always left
C. always leaves
D. always left
64. The flower show, which _____ until 5 p.m. every day, has been a complete success.
A. opens
B. is open
C. opening
D. is opened
65. He told me he _____ there the next day.
A. will go
B. has gone
C. had gone
D. would go
66. Roman Empire ________ for centuries.
A. has existed
B. had existed
C. existed
D. was existed
67. -- What’s the trouble?
-- Dr. William, yesterday we were playing basketball when I fell on my knee. It ____ever since then.
A. had hurt
B. had been hurt
C. has hurt
D. has been hurt
68. I was _____ for the beach, forgetting my appointment with the dentist, when my mother reminded me.
A. to leave
B. to be leaving
C. about to leave
D. to have left
69. He knew I collected stamps and coins and asked me whether my collection ______.
A. was growing
B. was grown
C. grew
D. had been grown
70. We hurried to the school gate, amazed to see that our school bus ____ already _____ out in the street.
A. had, waited
B. /, waited
C. was, waiting
D. /, waiting
71. Doctors, it seems that I ________ my breath. It has been like that for weeks.
A. always catch
B. have always caught
C. will always catch
D. am always catching
72. In Japan when we spent the night at a small country, we ________ so low on the floor before.
A. haven’t ever slept
B. wouldn’t have slept
C. hadn’t ever slept
D. couldn’t have slept
73. -- Mr. Jones, this is Carlo. I ____ because I’m going to the movie after school. So I’ll be absent for dinner.
-- That’s OK.
A. phone
B. have phoned
C. am phoning
D. was phoning
74. -- Y ou see we’ve been invited to Kathy’s party. Don’t forget to call for me tonight, and we’ll go together.
—Oh, _______, Thank you for reminding me.
A. I’d almost forgotten
B. I’ve almost forgotten
C. I’d have a lmost forgotten
D. I almost forgot
75. Sir, I’ll have your luggage brought in while you _______ in this form.
A. are filling
B. have filled
C. have been filling
D. will fill
76. – I’m so sorry. I ____ some coffee on your book.
-- That’s all right.
A. had spilled
B. have spilled
C. having spilled
D. spill
77. After the interview, she realized that she had no useful skill that _________ her boss.
A. was interesting
B. interested
C. would be interested
D. interested in
78. ________ the people rose up.
A. Long before
B. It was before long
C. It was not long before
D. It was not before long
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