When the invader arrived, millions of people ___ from their homeland.
A.had turned away | B.were turned away | C.had turned out | D.were turned out |
The teacher tells his students to read the novel over and over again until they ______ it.
A.understand | B.understood |
C.have understood | D.have been understood |
— I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
— I think so. He ______ for it for months.
A.is preparing | B.was preparing |
C.had been preparing | D.has been preparing |
It was not until then that I came to know knowledge ____ only from practice.
A.had come | B.came | C.would come | D.comes |
Every possible means ____, but none ____ successful.
A.has tried; has proved | B.tried; proves |
C.has been tried; proves | D.is being tried; is proved |
Sheldon could have defeated Howard in the match, but he _______ too careless at the last minute.
A.is | B.was | C.has been | D.had been |
After working for two years, Tim Martin was ___ as the top manager in charge of the company.
A.ranked | B.appointed | C.recognized | D.classified |
— Have you been here before?
— Yes. This is the third time that I ______ to Shanghai.
A.come | B.came | C.have come | D.had come |
----In fact, you _____ to write up the report within three days.
----Sorry for not finishing it. I’ve been too busy recently.
A.are expecting | B.have expected |
C.were expected | D.are expected |
—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No, sir. I ______ a newspaper.
A.read | B.was reading | C.would read | D.am reading |
The hero’s story______ differently in the newspapers.
A.was reported | B.was reporting | C.reports | D.reported |
I had thought that he ___ for a least twenty years.
A.had been dying | B.had died | C.had been dead | D.died |
I didn’t see your sister at the meeting.If she ___ , she would have met my brother.
A.has come | B.did come | C.came | D.had come |