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 |
Since the new speed limits ______，the number of accidents in the area has fallen strikingly．
| A．were introduced |
| B．introduced |
| C．have been introduced |
| D．have introduced |
If George had followed his father’s advice，he ________ a lawyer now．
| A．is | B．would be |
| C．has been | D．would have been |
—Cathy，did you attend the lecture given by Mr．Black last night？
—No．I ______ a report at the office．
| A．was writing | B．wrote |
| C．had written | D．have been writing |
--- Do you remember when I first met you?
---- Of course. I ___________ at Oxford University.
| A．studied | B．had studied |
| C．have studied | D．was studying |
-Mum，I always feel everything is unfair to me．
--Complaints in life ________ no sense，for things will be what they should be．
| A．make | B．have made |
| C．will make | D．are making |
–What’s that noise?
–Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______.
| A．was tested | B．will be tested |
| C．is being tested | D．has been tested |
Up to now nobody _______ do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
| A．Is able to | B．has been able to |
| C．have been able to | D．are able to |
Hurry up! The train ______. You know it ______ at 8:30 am.
| A．leaves; leaves | B．is leaving; leaves |
| C．leaves; is leaving | D．is leaving; is leaving |
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 |
Arriving at the party in a great hurry, we were disappointed to find that the band ______ playing.
| A．stopped | B．will stop |
| C．has stopped | D．had stopped |
— What do you do, Lucy?
— I’m a secretary in a foreign company now, but I ______ English in a high school for 10 years.
| A．teach | B．am teaching |
| C．have taught | D．taught |
An individual human existence should be like a river---small at first, narrowly contained within its banks, and_____ passionately past rocks and over waterfalls.
| A．to rush | B．rushing | C．rushed | D．rush |
We shall not start the project until it __________ by the committee.
| A．will be approved | B．approves |
| C．has been approved | D．is to approve |
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