In Turkey, sometimes babies _______ for the time of their birth.
A.are named | B.name |
C.have been named | D.named |
—Where are you going, Ted?
—To Jane’s home.I told her I _______.
A.would visit | B.visit |
C.visited | D.will visit |
—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 |
My grandpa has been enjoying good health ever since he _______ smoking.
A.stops | B.stopped |
C.has stopped | D.had stopped |
—Hi, Albert, I can’t find my reference book!
—Sorry, I ______ it and I guess I put it on the top shelf with my things.
A.use | B.had used |
C.am using | D.used |
She has owned the painting since 1950, when it ______ to her as a wedding present.
A.has given | B.gave |
C.was given | D.has been given |
—Have you received a reply to your job application?
—No.I ______.
A.waited | B.am waiting |
C.have waited | D.had been waiting |
--- 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 |
—How much do you know about the Youth Olympic Games to be held inNanjing?
—Well,the media ________ it in a variety of forms.
A.cover | B.will cover |
C.have covered | D.covered |
---I heard your husband had left for Vienna by air.Why didn’t you go there with him?
---I_________.But I________ a fashion design competition two days away.
A.was scheduled to;will have attended |
B.had been scheduled to;will be attending |
C.was scheduled to have;am attending |
D.had scheduled to;am attending |
Public service ads,also PSAs,often _________ for free,_________ to educate people about health,safety or any other problem that affects public welfare.
A.run;meant | B.are run;are meant |
C.are run;mean | D.run;are meant |
However,the Norman Conquest didn’t affect the English language___________ the Angles and the Saxons victory about 600 years earlier,which led to Old English ________ Celtic.
A.so much as;was replaced | B.so good as;being replaced |
C.as much as;replacing | D.as well as;replaced by |
Volunteering gives you a chance _______ lives, including your own.
A.change | B.changing |
C.changed | D.to change |
The news came as no surprise to me. I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
A.knew | B.had known |
C.have known | D.know |