1. A new cinema ______ here. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be build B. is build C. has been build D. is being build
2. As she _____ the newspaper, Granny ________ asleep
A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell C. was reading; was falling D. read; fell
3. -----Hey, look, where are you going?
-----Oh, I’m terribly sorry. ____________
A. I’m not noticing B. I wasn’t noticing C. I haven’t noticed D. I don’t notice
4. The price _______, but I doubt whether it remains so.
A. went down B. will go down C. has gone down D. was going down
5. -----Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
-----I’m tired. I ________ the living room all day.
A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted
6. -----Who is Jerry Cooper?
-----___________? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.
A. Don’t you meet him yet? B. Hadn’t you met him yet?
C. Didn’t you meet him yet? D. Haven’t you met him yet? .
7. I _______ you not to move my dictionary. Now I can’t find it.
A. asked B. ask C. was asking D. had asked
8. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________ going back to school.
A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider
9. The discussion _______ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.
A. was coming B. had come C. has come D. came
10. All the morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness ________.
A. has grown B. is growing C. grew D. had grown
11. 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
12. I _______ Ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.
A. played B. will play C. have played D. play
13. In a room above the store, where a party _______, some workers were busily setting the table.
A. was to be held B. has been held C. will be held D. is being held
14. I’ve won a holiday for 2 to Florida. I ________ my mum.
A. am taking B. have taken C. take D. will have taken
15. At this time tomorrow _______ over the Atlantic.
A. we’re going to fly B. we’ll be flying C. we’ll fly D. we’re to fly
16. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I _______ to half a dozen other groups.
A. was giving B. am giving C. had given D. have given
17. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison(1847-1931) ______ the world leading inventor for 60 years.
A. would be B. has been C. had been D. was
18. ----Is the meeting held in Room 302 or 303?
----It should be 302. But I hear that it ______ till tomorrow.
A. was put off B. will put off C. has been put off D. is put off
19. The young girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. She________ before.
A. hasn’t flown B. didn’t fly C. hadn’t flown D. wasn’t flying
20. -----We _______ that you would fix the TV set this week.
-----I’m sorry. I _______ to, but I’ve been too busy.
A. had expected; had intended B. expect; intend C. are expecting; had intended D. expected; intend
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