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.
