练习四

1．Water         at 100^°C

      A. boils      B. is to boil      C. will boil      D. boiled

2. As is known, light         much faster than sound.

      A. traveled      B. travels      C. is traveling      D. has traveled

3. The teacher told the students that the earth         around the sun.

      A. went      B. goes      C. will go      D. has gone

4. We always         for each other and         each other.

      A. care; help      B. cared; help      C. care; helped      D. will care; help

5. The train         at eight 0’clock tonight.

      A. will start      B. starts      C. is to start      D. has started

6. I’d like to have a talk with you, but         very busy now.

      A. will be      B. am      C. was      D. am not

7. When they         school, they will go back to their hometown.

      A. will leave      B. leave      C. are to leave      D. will have left

8. —When         again?

  —When he         , I’ll let you know.

     A. he comes; comes                     B. will he comes; will come

     C. he comes; will come      D. will he come; comes;

9. The boy even won’t have his lunch before his mother         back from work.

      A. will come      B. came      C. comes      D. is coming

10. Hand in your papers when you         the test.

      A. are finishing      B. will finish      C. will have finished      D. have finished

11. I’ll begin the dictation when you         ready.

      A. were      B. will be      C. are      D. have been

12. Let’s get in the wheat before the sun         .

      A. will set      B. was set      C. would set      D. sets

13. Don’t get off the bus until it         .

      A. will stop      B. stopped      C. has stopped      D. stops

14. We will start as soon as our team leader         back.

      A. comes      B. will come      C. came      D. is to come

15. If it         tomorrow we’ll stay at home.

      A. will rain      B. were      C. rained      D. rains

16. —Would you care for a cup of tea?

   —I         mine. Thank you just the same.

      A. did have      B. had      C. have had      D. have

17. Before liberation my father         only one meal a day.

      A. had had      B. used to have      C. would have      D. was having

18. When I was your age, I         long hours.

      A. work      B. will work      C. worked      D. had worked

19. He used to have breakfast at nine when he         alone. But nowadays he         it at eight.

    A. lives; had   B. lived; has   C. had lived; had had   D. lived; is having

20. Sorry, I         you         so busy.

   A. don’t know; are   B. didn’t know; were C. did know; were   D. do know; were

21. Hello! I         you         in Beijing. How long have you been here?

   A. don’t know; were   B. hadn’t known; are C. didn’t know; were D. haven’t known; are

22. James has just arrived, but I         he         until yesterday.

    A. will know; will come   B. didn’t know; was coming

    C. didn’t know; had been coming   D. don’t know; comes

23. —Have you ever been to Scotland?

   —Yes. I         there last summer.

    A. were   B. have been   C. have gone   D. went

24. It is ten years since I         you last.

    A. have seen   B. see   C. saw   D. had seen

25. There is a police car in front of our neighbor’s house. What do you suppose         ?

    A. is happened   B. has happened   C. would happen   D. did happen

26. Our team         every match so far this year, but we still         three games to play.

    A. was winning; will have   B. had won; had

    C. has won; had                  D. has won; have

27. —I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.

   —Oh, not at all. I         here only a few minutes.

    A. have been   B. have come   C. was   D. came

28. —I         here three days ago.

   —Where         these days?

    A. got; have you gone          B. have got; have you gone

    C. got; have you been           D. had got; have you been.

29. He         the army for three years.

    A. has joined   B. had left   C. returned to   D. has been in

30. I haven’t seen you for quite a long time. What         you         lately?

    A. did; do   B. were; doing   C. have; been doing   D. had; done

31. When I got to the railway station, the train         already         .

    A. has; left   B. did; leave   C. had left   D. would; leave

32. When I got to the cinema, the film         for half an hour.

    A. had started   B. has finished   C. had been on   D. ended

33. —How many new words         you         by the end of last term?

   —About 2000.

    A. did; learned   B. had; learned   C. have; learned   D. would; learn

34. By the time he was twelve, Edison         to make a living by himself.

    A. would begin   B. has begun   C. had begun   D. was begun

35. By this time tomorrow we         the work.

    A. have finished   B. shall have finished C. will finish   D. are to finish

36. —Will he finish the work soon?

   —Yes, he         it by next Monday.

    A. will have finished   B. finishes   C. is to finish   D. has finished

37. After driving for 40 miles, the driver suddenly realized he         in the wrong direction.

    A. drove   B. was driving   C. had been driving D. has driven

38. When she graduates from this school next month, she         here for six years.

    A. will have studied   B. studied   C. will be studying  D. has been studying

39. On his next birthday he         married for ten years.

    A. has got    B. will be   C. will have been   D. will have got

40. he said that he         able to see me when he         that letter.

    A. will be; wore                B. was; has written         

    C. would be; had written    D. would be; would have written

41. Tom         into the house when no one         .

    A. slipped; was looking   B. had slipped; looked

    C. slipped; had looked              D. was slipped; looked

42. —Come in, Peter. I want to show you something.

   —Oh, how nice of you. I         you         to bring me a gift.

    A. never think; are going   B. never thought; were going

   C. didn’t think; were going   D. hadn’t thought; were going

43. When I was at college I         three foreign languages, but I         all except a few words of each.

    A. spoke; had forgotten   B. spoke; have forgotten

   C. had spoken; had forgotten   D. had spoken; have forgotten

44. When Jack arrived he learned Mary         for almost an hour.

    A. had gone   B. had set off   C. had left   D. had been away

45. The students         busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she         in the office.

    A. has written; left                   B. were writing; has left

   C. had written; had left             D. were writing; had left

46. My dictionary         . I have looked for it every where but still         it.

    A. has lost; don’t find        B. is missing; don’t find

    C. has lost; haven’t found  D. is missing; haven’t found

47. —How long         each other before they         married?

  —For about a year.

   A. have they known; get      B. did they know; were going to get

   C. do they know; are going to get      D. had they known; got

48. —Do you know our town at all?

—No, this is the first time I         here.

A. was      B. have been      C. came      D. was coming

49. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he         office soon.

      A. leave      B. would leave      C. left      D. had left

50. I don’t really work here. I          until the new secretary arrives.

      A. just help out  B. have just helped out C. am just helping out D. will just help out

51. —Nancy is not coming tonight.

  —But she                                 !

    A. promises   B. promised   C. will promise   D. had promised

52. Shirley         a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

    A. has written   B. wrote   C. had written   D. was writing

53. —Hi, Tracy, you look tired.

  —I am tired. I          the living room all day.

   A. painted   B. had painted   C. have been painting D. have painted

54. The price         , but I doubt whether it will remain so.

    A. went down   B. will go down   C. has gone down   D. was going down

55. —Hey, look where you are 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

56. —You’re drinking too much.

  —Only at home. No one         me but you.

   A. is seeing   B. had seen   C. sees   D. saw

57. —You’ve left the light on.

  —Oh, so I have.         And turn it off

    A. I’ll go   B. I’ve gone   C. I go   D. I’m going

58. —How are you today?

  —Oh, I         as ill as I do now for a very long time.

    A. didn’t feel   B. wasn’t feeling   C. don’t feel   D. haven’t felt

59. The reporter said that the UFO         east to west when he saw it.

    A. was traveling   B. traveled   C. had been traveling D. was to travel

60. —Is this raincoat yours?

  —No, mine         there behind the door.

    A. is hanging   B. has hung   C. hangs   D. hung