All the preparations for the task _____, and we’re ready to start.
A.completed | B.complete |
C.had been completed | D.have been completed |
—Did Betty go shopping with you yesterday?
—Even if she _____ a lot of studying, she would have preferred staying home to going shopping.
A.didn’t have | B.shouldn’t have |
C.hadn’t had | D.hasn’t had |
We are sorry to have to announce that the Leeds train that _____ due to arrive at 12 : 20 has been delayed by one hour and will now arrive at 13 : 20.
A.was | B.is | C.will be | D.had been |
As it was the rush hour, I was soon in the traffic jam.
A.lost | B.stopped | C.stuck | D.missed |
Liu Ming is said abroad for one year before he came to teach in our school.
A.to have studied | B.to study |
C.to be studying | D.to have been studying |
Neil _______ in Xiamen for five years before he finally decided to go back to Scotland.
A.has been | B.was | C.is | D.will have been |
I _______ spend the Saturday afternoon with my old friends in the zoo, but they did not come.
A.was going | B.was to | C.will | D.was about to |
I suppose that when I come back in two year’s time all these old houses will ____ down.
A.have pulled | B.be pulling |
C.have been pulled | D.be pulled |
It was not until the subprime loan crisis(次贷危机) ____ great damage to the American financial system that Americans ____ the severity of the situation.
A.caused, realized | B.had caused, realized |
C.caused, had realized | D.was causing, had realized |
---Put these glasses away before they __________.
---OK. I’ll put them in the cupboard.
A.have broken | B.are breaking | C.will be broken | D.get broken |
When she realized I _______ her, she quickly made a pose, smiling.
A.photographed | B.had photographed | C.was photographing | D.will photograph |
He _____ on the bench, with his head down and his eyes _____ on the ground.
A.was seated; fixing | B.was seated; fixed |
C.seated; fixing | D.seating; fixed |
— Shall I pick up your shopping for you?
— Oh, I couldn’t possibly trouble you.
— It’s all right. I _________ past the shop anyway.
A.will go | B.will be going |
C.was going | D.goes |
— How was your weekend, Bella?
— Awful! That was the first time I _____ alone at home, bored to death.
A.has left | B.had left |
C.has been left | D.had been left |