Mr.Smith had to go to work by bus this morning as his car ______.
A.would repair | B.was repairing |
C.had been repaired | D.was being repaired |
They have a good knowledge of English but little _______ they know about German.
A.have | B.did | C.had | D.do |
Their love _____ quickly over the months that followed after they met in a dating show.
A.was developed | B.developed |
C.had developed | D.would develop |
The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you ______ optimistic.
A.be | B.are | C.must be | D.have been |
---Kevin, you look worried. Anything wrong?
---Well, I a test and I’m waiting for the result.
A.am taking | B.took |
C.had taken | D.take |
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 |
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 |
Father ________ for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.
A.has left | B.left | C.had left | D.was leaving |
When I met him the other day,it was the first time we ______ each other since we graduated from school.
A.saw | B.have seen |
C.were seeing | D.had seen |
The upset mother thought to herself, “If only I ______ what’s going on in my little boy’s head right now.”
A.know | B.knew | C.have known | D.had known |
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 |
——Your aunt invites you to the movies today.
——I would rather she me tomorrow than today.
A.tells | B.told |
C.would tell | D.had told |
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 |