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. — You seem to have a lot of work at your office. You ______ 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 dying, 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. －You 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. －You’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.
— Yes. A taxi _________at all necessary.
A. wasn’t B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’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 glasses.
A. didn’t recognize B. hadn’t recognized C. haven’t recognized D. don’t recognized
31. — Can I join your club, Dad?
－You 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
