The play had already been on for quite some time when we __________ at the New Theatre.
A.have arrived | B.arrived |
C.had arrived | D.arrive |
25. ---You ought to have educated your son not to have eaten so much junk food, such as fried chicken, roasted mutton, smoked bacon and the like.
---I _______ .
A.did but he didn’t listen | B.ought to and he wouldn’t listen |
C.ought to have; but he didn’t listen | D.should have but he hadn’t listened |
—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 |
Just after putting the baby onto bed, Mrs White suddenly caught sight of the pet cat and didn’t know how long it ________ on the table ________ for the family dinner.
A.had been laying, lying | B.had been lying, laid |
C.had been laid, laid | D.had lain, laying |
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 |
26.— Do you have any idea what Paul does all day?
— As I know, he spends at least as much time playing as he ______.
A.writes | B.is writing | C.does writing | D.does write |