23. --- Where ____ the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.
--- I ____ it right here. But now it’s gone.
did you put; have set up B. have you put; put
C. had you put; was putting D. were you putting; have put
---Your composition is full of mistakes.
---I wish I______more careful.
A.would have been | B.had been | C.would be | D.were |
20.I ____ ten minutes to decide whether I should reject the offer.
A.give | B.was given | C.was giving | D.had given |
-What are you busy with ?
-The conference _______ in our city next week.
A.held | B.will be held | C.be holding | D.to be held |
8.Only by shouting at the top of his voice _______ .
A.was he able to make himself heard | B.he was able to make himself heard |
C.was he able to make himself hear | D.he was able to make himself hear |
“I______in the room, watching TV broadcast about the earthquake.” I told the policeman who had driven here to question me.
A.was staying | B.stay | C.stayed | D.am staying |
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 |