On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, ______ the luggage ______ on the floor, and ______ in the dark.
A.left, lied, disappeared | B.leaving, lying, disappeared |
C.leaving, lie, disappeared | D.left, lay, disappear |
It is reported that many a new house ____ at present in the disaster area in Gansu Province.
A.was being built | B.were being built |
C.is being built | D.are being built |
His failure in the experiment suggested that he ________ his teacher’s proper instructions.
A.should not have followed |
B.should not follow |
C.mustn’t have followed |
D.hadn’t followed |
Father ________ for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.
A.has left | B.left | C.had left | D.was leaving |
The teacher told us that the sun ___ in the east and ___ in the west.
A.raised; set | B.rose; set |
C.rise; set | D.rises; sets |
The news came as no surprise to me. I _____ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
A.knew | B.had known | C.have known | D.know |
With the fast development of computer and Internet technologies, traditional printed books ______ by the growing popularity of online reading of e-books.
A.are challenged | B.have challenged |
C.are being challenged | D.have been challenged |
Evidence of a powerful volcano, which erupted under the ice sheet of West Antarctica around 325BC and might still be active now, __________ so far by British scientists.
A.confirmed | B.has confirmed |
C.is confirmed | D.has been confirmed |
Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to since the flood hit the area last Friday.
A.have been missing | B.have got lost |
C.be missing | D.get lost |
Tom, our manager, ________ for American in two days and he has asked me to find out when the earliest plane ________ next Sunday.
A.is leaving; takes off |
B.will leave; is taking off |
C.is to leave; is going to take off |
D.leaves; will take off |
At the age of 14, Father had to leave school and start working. There would be no one to support the family _______ he not worked.
A.did | B.has | C.had | D.was |
— Have you read the novel?
— Yes. I ________ it three times while I was in university.
A.had read | B.read |
C.have read | D.was reading |
Mr. Baker including some tourists ______ the Great Wall before, so they headed for the Forbidden City.
A.has gone to | B.have gone to |
C.has been to | D.have been to |
I haven't finished my composition. I ________ for two hours and a half.
A.have written it | B.have been writing it |
C.wrote it | D.am writing it |