—Cathy, did you attend the lecture given by Mr. Black last night?
—No. I ______ a report at the office.
A.was writing | B.wrote |
C.had written | D.have been writing |
—Dear me! It’s you, Bob! I ______ to recognize you at first sight!
—Nor did I! Time has changed us a lot!
A.fail | B.failed |
C.have failed | D.had failed |
We shall not start the project until it __________ by the committee.
A.will be approved | B.approves |
C.has been approved | D.is to approve |
Make the best of your precious time and study harder — this time next year you _______ the colorful campus life in your dream university!
A.will enjoy | B.are enjoying |
C.will have enjoyed | D.will be enjoying |
--- I am really struck by your spoken English.You speak so fluently.Have you been abroad?
---Yes.I ______ in London for two years.
A.have stayed | B.stayed |
C.had stayed | D.have been staying |
The girl, when _____ why she _____ in the exam, just lowered her head and kept silent.
A.questioned; was cheated |
B.being questioned; was cheating |
C.questioned; had cheated |
D.being questioned; has cheated |
People in those days liked to believe in computers ________ the world.
A.taking over and ruling | B.take over and rule |
C.that took over and rule | D.to take over and rule |
— I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket.
— Don’t disturb me. I ________ my daily report this morning and haven’t finished yet.
A.write | B.was writing |
C.have written | D.have been writing |
Up to now nobody _______ do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
A.Is able to | B.has been able to |
C.have been able to | D.are able to |
In Turkey, sometimes babies _______ for the time of their birth.
A.are named | B.name |
C.have been named | D.named |
—Have you started writing your report?
—Not yet.I _______ a hard time getting the information.
A.am having | B.had |
C.was having | D.will have |
—Have you received a reply to your job application?
—No.I ______.
A.waited | B.am waiting |
C.have waited | D.had been waiting |
Since the new speed limits ______,the number of accidents in the area has fallen strikingly.
A.were introduced |
B.introduced |
C.have been introduced |
D.have introduced |
I ________ in Nanjing for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to Huai’an.
A.worked | B.was working | C.have worked | D.had worked |
According to Charles Keeling, the amount of carbon dioxide ________ sharply and steadily over the forty years between 1957 and 1997.
A.increased | B.had increased |
C.had been increased | D.was increasing |