—Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?
—No, but we ________ to get in touch with them ever since.
A.have been trying | B.have tried | C.are trying | D.were trying |
—Have you read the book called Waiting for Anya?
—Who _________ it?
A.writes | B.has written |
C.wrote | D.had written |
In England tea_____with milk or sugar in it.
A.usually drinks | B.is usually drunk |
C.usually is drunk | D.drank usually |
The little girl _______ her heart out because she _______ her toy bear and believed she wasn't ever going to find it.
A.had cried; lost | B.cried; had lost |
C.has cried; has lost | D.cries; has lost |
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 |