Since his retirement from teaching music in 2001, Mr. Smith ______ a good deal of time painting as an artist.
A.spent | B.has spent | C.had spent | D.spends |
In the darkness, she felt ________, but when she turned around, nobody was there.
A.to follow | B.following |
C.to be followed | D.being followed |
— Have you seen my glasses?
— Yes, I _____ them on your desk a minute ago.
A.see | B.saw | C.have seen | D.had seen |
To tell you the truth, if it were not for the fact that you ________ my daughter, I would not take such pains to serve you.
A.were | B.have been | C.had been | D.are |
----I’m going to the United States.
---- How long ____you ____in the States ?
A.are; stayed | B.are; staying |
C.have; stayed | D.did; stay |
--Can Mr. King spare some time for the charity show?
--If he ___, he will try his best to make it.
A.will be invited | B.is invited |
C.invites | D.invited |
Peter has gone to Beijing, but I’m wondering why he ________ in such a hurry.
A.left | B.has left | C.leaves | D.was leaving |
Nearly a century later,extensive observations_______that elephants indeed remember injuries and hold hates against their abusers.
A.confirmed | B.have confirmed |
C.will confirm | D.had confirmed |
After the professor _______ out the project made a comment on the report, the media focused on it.
A.was opposed to carry | B.opposed to carry |
C.opposed carrying | D.opposed to carrying |
-- How many people are expected to come to your party tomorrow afternoon?
-- I send out thirty invitations but one third _____.
A.didn’t show up | B.won’t show up |
C.hadn’t showed up | D.doesn’t show up |
Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to since the flood hit the area last Friday.
A.have been missing | B.have got lost |
C.be missing | D.get lost |
Tom, our manager, ________ for American in two days and he has asked me to find out when the earliest plane ________ next Sunday.
A.is leaving; takes off |
B.will leave; is taking off |
C.is to leave; is going to take off |
D.leaves; will take off |
At the age of 14, Father had to leave school and start working. There would be no one to support the family _______ he not worked.
A.did | B.has | C.had | D.was |
— Have you read the novel?
— Yes. I ________ it three times while I was in university.
A.had read | B.read |
C.have read | D.was reading |
Mr. Baker including some tourists ______ the Great Wall before, so they headed for the Forbidden City.
A.has gone to | B.have gone to |
C.has been to | D.have been to |