—What's up? You didn't pick up the phone just now.
—I'm sorry that I ________ dancing with music on, but it's done now.
A.practised | B.was practising |
C.am practising | D.have practiced |
—David, are you listening to me?
—Sorry, Dad. I ________ to make sense of what the reporter said.
A.was trying | B.have tried |
C.am trying | D.tried |
—Can you tell me if Tom has finished his homework?
—I've no idea. He ________ it this morning.
A.has being doing | B.had done |
C.is doing | D.was doing |
—What happened to Bill?
—He ________ really fast when suddenly he ran into a parked car.
A.had run | B.was running |
C.has run | D.has been running |
I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _________ on the phone all the time!
A.was talking | B.has been talking |
C.has talked | D.talked |
The teacher and writer as well as some students something when we entered the room.
A.discussed | B.were discussing | C.have discussed | D.was discussing |
—What happened? I called you several times yesterday evening, but I couldn't get through.
—Sorry, my sister and I ________ on the phone all the time.
A.talked | B.have talked |
C.were talking | D.have been talking |
The old lady who caught a bad cold complained that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment given to her.
A.paying | B.offering | C.spending | D.charging |
—Ouch! You hurt me.
—I'm sorry. But I ________ any harm. I ________ to drive a rat out.
A.don't mean; am trying |
B.didn't mean; tried |
C.haven't meant; tried |
D.didn't mean; was trying |
—Have they got their new house painted yet?
—I don't know. But I was told it ________ when I met them last week.
A.had been painting | B.would be painting |
C.was painted | D.was being painted |
— Didn’t you talk any with Rice?
—No, the plane __________ off when I rushed to the airport to see her off.
A.was taking | B.had taken |
C.took | D.has taken |
— Oh, fantastic! What is your comment on the song Jingubang?
— Terribly sorry! I _____.
A.didn’t listen | B.wasn’t listening |
C.haven’t listened | D.hadn’t listened |
The elevator in the teaching building was always in the summer vacation. That was why I chose to climb the stairs instead.
A.breaking off | B.breaking up |
C.breaking out | D.breaking down |
Linda felt someone ________ on her way home from work yesterday evening, and therefore she was frightened and looked back from time to time.
A.followed | B.would follow |
C.had followed | D.was following |
—Mum, you should have taken me to the park this morning.
—I had planned to, but I couldn't afford the time.I ________ a lecture.
A.had given | B.gave |
C.was giving | D.would give |