1. I can guess you were in a hurry. You ____ your sweater inside out.
A. had worn B. wore C. were wearing D. are wearing
2. -- We ____ that you would fix the TV set this week.
-- I'm sorry. I ____ to fix it this week, but I've been too busy.
A. had expected; had intended B. are expecting; had intended
C. expect; intend D. expected; intend
3. He will stop showing off, if no notice ____ of him.
A. is taken B. will be taken C. takes D. has taken
4. -- It is said that another new car factory ____ now.
-- Yeah. It ____ one and a half years.
A. is building; takes B. is being built; will take C. is built; will take D. is being built; takes
5. -- I'm sorry, but I shouldn't have been so rude to you.
-- You ____ your temper but that's OK.
A. have lost B. had lost C. did lose D. were losing
6. -- Why? Tom, your shirt is so dirty!
-- Mum, I ____ my storeroom downstairs.
A. cleaned B. have worked C. was cleaning D. have been cleaning
7. They won't buy new clothes because they ____ money to buy a color TV set.
A. save B. are saving C. has saved D. were saving
8. Good heavens! There you are! We ____ anxious about you, and we ____ you back throughout the night.
A. are; expect B. were; had expected C. have been; were expecting D. are; were expecting
9. I've finally finished my paper and it ____ me an entire month.
A. takes B. took C. was taken D. had taken
10. The traffic in our city is already good and it ____ even better.
A. gets B. got C. has got D. is getting
11. -- Has Jack finished his homework yet?
-- I have no idea; he ____ it this morning.
A. was doing B. had been doing C. has done D. did
12. -- I will come to attend your lecture at 10:00 tomorrow.
-- I'm sorry, by then my lecture will have ended and I ____ my guests in my office.
A. is being met B. will meet C. will be meeting D. will have met
13. -- Alice came back home the day before yesterday.
-- Really? Where ____?
A. has she been B. had she been C. has she gone D. had she gone
14. John and I ____friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we ____ each other a couple of times before that.
A. had been; have met B. have been; have met C. had been; had met D. have been; had met
15. 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
16. I've won a holiday for two to Florida. I ____ my mum.
A. take B. am taking C. have taken D. will have taken
17. -- 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
18. -- Where ____?
--I got stuck in the heavy traffic. I ____ here earlier.
A. did you go; had arrived B. have you been; would have been
C. were you; would come D. are you; was
19. I know Mr Brown; we ____ to each other at an international conference.
A. are introduced B. have been introduced C. were introduced D. had been introduced
20. --Where do you think ____ he ____ the computer?
-- Sorry. I have no idea. A. has; bought B. /; bought C. did; buy D. had; bought
21. -- I ____ to a party, but I've got nothing to wear.
-- Why don't you have a dress made for the party?
A. was asked B. will ask C. have asked D. have been asked
22. I didn't like Aunt Lucy, who ____ without warning and bringing us presents.
A. always turned up B. has always turned up C. was always turning up D. was always turned up
23. -- What do you think of this kind of TV set, which ____ in Shanghai?
-- Well, I don't care such things.
A. was made B. is made C. has been made D. had been made
24. -- Tom, did Mr. Li join you in your discussion?
-- No, he ____, but he happened to have fallen ill.
A. would like to B. will C. was to have D. was going to join
25. -- Did he notice you enter the room?
-- I don't think so. He ____ to the radio with his eyes shut.
A. listened B. was listening C. has listened D. had listened
26. The plane ____ at 7:00 p.m., so I have to be at the airport by 6:40 at the latest.
A. has left B. is to leave C. will have left D. leaves
27. The train ____ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine o'clock tonight.
A. went B. is going C. goes D. will be going
28. Look at this! I ____ some magazines and ____ this letter.
A. was looking through; found B. am looking through; find
C. looked through; had found D. had looked through; finding
29. -- ____ you ____ the editor at the airport?
-- No, he ____ away before my arrival.
A. Have... met; has driven B. Had… met; was driven
C. Did… meet; had been driven D. Have… met; had driven
30. -- Can you give me the right answer?
-- Sorry, I ____. Would you repeat that question?
A. hadn't listened B. haven't listened C. don't listen D. wasn't listening
31. I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I ____ coffee.
A. prefer B. preferred C. have preferred D. am preferring
32. -- Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer?
-- No, it ____ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.
A. was raining B. had been raining C. would be raining D. rained
33. The vegetables didn't taste very good. They ____ too long.
A. had been cooked B. were cooked C. had cooked D. cooked
34. -- Remember the first time we met, Jim?
-- Of course I do. You ____ in the library.
A. were reading B. had read C. have read D. read
35. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I ____ the cloth ____ well.
A. have told; washes B. have been told; washes C. was told; washed D. have been told; is washed
36. -- What were you up to when your parents came in?
-- I for a while and ____ some reading.
A. was playing; was going to do B. played; did
C. had played; was going to do D. had played; did
37. -- Sorry, I forget to post the letter for you. -- Never mind, ____ it myself tonight. A. I'm going to post B. I've decided to post C. I'll post D. I'd rather post
38. I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but ____.
A. I'm not invited B. I was not invited C. I have not been invited D. I had not been invited
39. -- Is Tom still smoking?
-- No. By next Saturday he ____ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.
A. will go B. will have gone C. will have been D. has been going
40. All but one ____ take part in the conference ____ tomorrow.
A. is going to; that is to take place B. are going to; that is about to take place
C. are going to; that is to be taken place D. are going to; which is to be held
41. -- Are you a visitor here?
-- That's right. I ____ round the world and now my dream of coming to China ____ true.
A. have traveled; has come B. was traveling; had been come
C. am traveling; has come D. have traveled; has been come
42. -- ____ Betty this morning?
-- Not yet, but she is sure to be here before noon.
A. Have you seen B. Will you see C. Do you see D. Did you see
43. Jim talked for about half an hour yesterday. Never ____ him talk so much.
A. I heard B. did I hear C. I had heard D. had I heard
44. The children ____ very quiet; I wonder what they ____ up to.
A. were; are being B. are being; are C. are; do D. are being; do
45. -- Look at the black clouds. It ____ soon.
-- Sure. If only we _____ out.
A. is raining; didn't come B. is to rain; won't start
C. will rain; haven't started D. is going to rain; hadn't come
46. He ____ articles for our wail-newspaper these three years, and he ____ about forty articles.
A. has been writing; has written B. has been writing; wrote
C. is writing; has been writing D. has written; has written
47. She ____ to the office than she got down to writing the report.
A. has no sooner got B. had hardly got
C. no sooner got D. had no sooner got
48. When he was alive, the old scientist used to say that knowledge ____ from practice and he gained his experience by doing a lot of practical work.
A. was coming B. had come C. comes D. would come
49. In this experiment, they are woken up several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____.
A. had just been dreaming B. are just dreaming C. have just been dreaming D. had just dreamt
50. -- What's the matter?
-- The shoes don't fit properly. They ____ my feet.
A. are hurting B. will hurt C. have hurt D. are hurt
1.D 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.B 10.D
11.A 12.C 13.B 14.D 15.D 16.B 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.B
21.D 22.C 23.B 24.C 25.B 26.D 27.D 28.A 29.C 30.D
31.A 32.B 33.A 34.A 35.B 36.C 37.C 38.B 39.B 40.D
41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.C 50.A
