1. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people ________ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.
A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun
2. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you ________ advertisements showing happy families.
A. will often see B. often see C. are often seeing D. have often seen
3. —I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday. —Oh, how nice! Do you know when she ________? A. was leaving B. had left C. has left D. left
4. —What were you doing when Tony phoned you?
—I had just finished my work and________ to take a shower. A. had started B. started C. have started D. was starting
5. I ________ you not to move my dictionary—now I can’t find it. A. asked B. ask C. was asking D. had asked 6. —Has Sam finished his homework today?
—I have no idea. He ________ it this morning.
A. did B. has done C. was doing D. had done 7. —What’s that terrible noise?
—The neighbors ________ for a party.
A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare
8. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet. A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider
9. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ________ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.
A. was B. were C. had been D. would be
10. The discussion ________ alive when an interesting topic was brought in. A. was coming B. had come C. has come D. came
11. Because the shop ________ , all the T-shirts are sold at half price. A. has closed down B. closed down
C. is closing down D. had closed down
12. Let’s keep to the point or we ________ any decisions. A. will never reach B. have never reached C. never reach D. never reached
13. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I ________ half of it.
A. was missing B. had missed C. will miss D. missed
14. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847—1931) ________ the world-leading inventor for sixty years.
A. would be B. has been C. had been D. was
15. —You were out when I dropped in at your house. —Oh, I ________ for a friend from England at the airport. A. was waiting B. had waited
C. am waiting D. has waited
16. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ________ 50 million. A. have reached B. has reached C. are reaching D. had reached
17. He kept looking at her, wondering whether he ________ her somewhere. A. saw B. has seen C. sees D. had seen
18. The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star arrived。
A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait
19. She ________ her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job. A. would change B. has changed
C. changed D. was changing
20. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ________ increased enormously ever since.
A. is B. was C. has been D. had been
21. —You haven’t said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it?
—I’m sorry I ________ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty on you. A. wasn’t saying B. don’t say C. won’t say D. didn’t say
22. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness ________. A. has grown B. is growing
C. grew D. had grown
23. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ________ fresh for several days. A. be stayed B. stay
C. be staying D. have stayed
24. How can you possibly miss the news? It ________ on TV all day long. A. has been B. had been C. was D. will be 25. －Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on. －Where was I?
－You ________ you didn’t like your father’s job. A. had said B. said
C. were saying D. had been saying 26. I arrived late; I ________ the road to be so icy.
A. wouldn’t expect B. haven’t expected C. hadn’t expected D. wasn’t expecting
27. I ________ while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time! A. had fallen asleep B. have fallen asleep C. fell asleep D. fall asleep
28. Although he has lived with us for years, he _______ us much impression. A. hadn’t left B. didn’t leave C. doesn’t leave D. hasn’t left
29. I ________ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year. A. will play B. have played C. played D. play
30. I wonder why Jenny ________ us recently. We should have heard from her by now. A. hasn’t written B. doesn’t write C. won’t write D. hadn’t written
31. A short time before she ________ , the old lady ________ a will, leaving all her money to her brother.
A. died; has written B. has died; wrote C. had died; wrote D. died; had written 32. — Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her?
— She has a headache because she ________ too long; she ought to stop work. A. has been reading B. had read
C. is reading D. was reading
33. As time ________ on, Sally began to wonder if Bruce ________ Bilks’new poem called Tabled’Hute.
A. has gone; had read B. went; has read C. goes; has read D. went; had read 34. —Mike, do you know who wanted me on the phone? —Sorry. I don’t know. I ________ a bath in the bathroom. A. have had B. was having C. had D. am having 35. —Could you tell me how your father usually goes to work? —Yes. If it is fine, he ________ to his office.
A. will walk B. will go on foot C. walks D. would go on foot 36. — I called you at ten, but there was no reply. —Oh, that was probably when I ________ a shower. A. am taking B. took C. were to take D. was taking 37. — Have you ever worked with a tape recorder?
— I ________ it a lot when I was studying French in school. A. used B. was used C. have used D. had used
38. —You must have met him the other day. —Oh, no, I ________ . A. hadn’t B. mustn’t C. haven’t D. didn’t 39. —Which flight ________ ? —I want to catch the 13:00. A. you are to catch B. are you catching C. do you catch D. have you caught 40. —Excuse me, sir. Would you do me a favor? —Of course. What is it?
—I ________ if you could tell me how to fill out this form. A. had wondered B. was wondering C. would wonder D. did wonder
41. How can I ever concentrate (集中精力) if you ________ continually ________ me with silly questions?
A. have…interrupted B. had ...interrupted C. are…interrupting D. were…interrupting 42. —I bought this shirt for 35 yuan yesterday.
—It’s on sale today for only 29. You should have waited. —Oh, really? But how ________ I know?
A. would B. can C. did D. do 43. —Will you go now? (from www.hxen.com) —Not until I ________ my experiments.
A. will finish B. have finished C. will have finished D. had finished 44. —Look! Someone has spilt coffee on the carpet.
—Well, it ________ me.
A. isn’t B. hasn’t been C. hadn’t been D. wasn’t 45. —Did you enjoy your holiday?
—Yes, it’s the best holiday I ________ these years.
A. had B. have had C. had had D. would have
46. I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always ________ you ________ a careful driver. A. think; are B. am thinking; are C. thought; were D. think; were
47. I really ought to go on a diet。I ________ on so much weight since I gave up jogging. A. put B. am putting C. have put D. had put 48. We ________ to go skiing tomorrow，but there’s no snow，so we’ll just stay home instead。 A. are going B. were going C. will go D. would go
49. At the time of the earthquake Jeff was still in his office. He ________ to finish a project before he left for the day.
A. has tried B. had tried
C. has been trying D. had been trying
50. The student didn’t pay any attention to the lecture; he ________ of something else. A. thought B. had thought C. would think D. was thinking 51. —Such a mistake could have been avoided.
—Unfortunately, he ________ the mistake again and again. A. repeated B. would repeat C. had repeated D. would have repeated 52. —Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday?
—No, but we ________ to get in touch with them ever since. A. have tried B. have been trying C. had tried D. had been trying
53. I would have come sooner but I ________ that they were waiting. A. haven’t known B. hadn’t known C. don’t know D. didn’t know 54. －Oh, it’s you, Steve! I ________ you.
－No surprising. I’ve just had my hair cut. (from www.hxen.com) A. don’t recognize B. haven’t recognized C. didn’t recognize D. hadn’t recognized
55. I’m glad to see that you ________ a lot of progress since I ________ you last. A. will make; have met B. have been making; met C. had made; met D. have made; meeting
56. －Have you finished your composition already? －Yes. I ________ it in twenty minutes.
A. have finished B. finished
C. will finish D. had finished
57. Once a programme ________ put into a computer, it ________ accordingly. A. is; acts B. is being; is acting C. has been; will act D. will be; acts 58. —What place is it?
—Haven’t you seen that we ________ back where we ________ ? A. were；had been B. are；were C. were；have been D. are；had been 59. —Didn’t the guard see him breaking into the bank? —No, he ________ in the other direction.
A. was looking B. had looked C. looked D. is looking 60. —Have you persuaded him?
—Yes. After some hours of discussion, I ________ to reason him in accepting the new plan. A. had managed B. would manage C. have managed D. managed
61. —I suppose the young beautiful actress is about 20 years old. — ________ ! She is still a college student.
A. You guess it B. You guessed it
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