As well as costing the Middle East dearly in terms of human life, conflict! (冲突) _______ the region around $ 12 trillion since 1991, according to a report by the Strategic Foresight Group.
A.is also cost | B.had also cost | C.will also cost | D.has also cost |
The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once ___________ with each other.
A.they had quarreled | B.they have quarreled |
C.have they quarreled | D.had they quarreled |
—I wonder if you could go to the movie with me.
—Oh, just leave me alone. I _______ a composition all the morning and haven’t finished yet.
A.write | B.was writing | C.have written | D.have been writing |
My hometown ___ great changes in the past 10 years.
A.happened | B.has happened | C.experienced | D.has experienced |
--- How long have you ___________?
--- It’s about ten years since we ___________.
A.married, married | B.been married, were married |
C.got married, got married | D.been married ,got married |
—Could I use your dictionary?
—Sorry, it __________.
A.is using | B.was using | C.was used | D.is being used |
The house __ with some shabby tables and an old couch is not much better than a shed.
A.funished | B.that funished | C.funishing | D.was funished |
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 |