1．The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.
A．sold B．had been sold
C．were sold D．would sell
2．I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ________ there several years ago.
A．are going B．had been
C．went D．have been
3．—Is there anything wrong, Bob? You look sad．
—Oh, nothing much. In fact, I ____ of my friends back home.
A．have just thought B．was just thinking
C．would just think D．will just be thinking
4．—Tom, you didn’t come to the party last night?
—I ____, but I suddenly remembered I had homework to do.
A．had to B．didn’t
C．was going to D．wouldn’t
5．—Did you tidy your room?
— No, I was going to tidy my room but I ______ visitors.
A．had B．have
C．have had D．will have
6．With the help of high technology, more and more new substances ______ in the past years.
A．discovered B．have discovered
C．had been discovered D．have been discovered
7．They _____ two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they’d never have been able to afford to go.
A．had got B．got
C．have got D．get
8．—Did Peter fix the computer himself?
—He ________, because he doesn’t know much about computers.
A．has it fixed B．had fixed it
C．had it fixed D．fixed it
9．They became friends again that day. Until then, they _____ to each other for nearly two years.
A．didn’t speak B．hadn’t spoken
C．haven’ t spoken D．haven’ t been speaking
10．—How can I apply for an online course?
—Just fill out this form and we _____ what we can do for you.
A．see B．are seeing
C．have seen D．will see
11．I got caught in the rain and my suit ____.
A．has ruined B．had ruined
C．has been ruined D．had been ruined
12．—It was really very kind of you to give me a lift home.
—Oh, don’t mention it. I _____ past your house anyway.
A．was coming B．will come
C．had come D．have come
13．—I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday evening.
—Impossible. She ________ TV with me in my home then.
A．watched B．had watched
C．would watch D．was watching
14．Danny ________ hard for long to realize his dream and now he is popular.
A．works B．is working
C．has worked D．worked
15．As the years passed, many occasions—birthdays, awards, graduations—________ with Dad’s flowers．
A．are marked B．were marked
C．have marked D．had marked
16．Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where she _____ English for a year.
A．studies B．studied
C．is studying D．has been studying
17．At the end of the meeting, it was announced that an agreement ______.
A．has been reached B．had been reached
C．has reached D．had reached
18．—______ you ______ him around the museum yet?
—Yes. We had a great time there.
A．Have … shown B．Do … show
C．Had … shown D．Did … show
19．—Ouch! You hurt me!
—I am sorry. But I ________ any harm. I ________ to drive a rat out.
A．didn’t mean; tried B．don’t mean; am trying
C．haven’t meant; tried D．didn’t mean; was trying
20．—I have got a headache.
—No wonder. You ________ in front of that computer too long.
A．work B．are working
C．have been working D．worked
21．I ________ there little more than a week when I set to work with the scientist.
A．would be B．have been
C．had been D．will be
22．The unemployment rate in this district ________ from 6% to 5% in the past two years.
A．has fallen B．had fallen
C．is falling D．was falling
23．John had to have his car repaired in a garage because it ________ seriously.
A．damaged B．was being damaged
C．had damaged D．had been damaged
24．When you get the paper back, pay special attention to what ________.
A．have marked B．have been marked
C．had marked D．had been marked
25．—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.
A．read B．was reading
C．would read D．am reading
26．If Newton lived today, he would be surprise by what ____ in science and technology.
A．had discovered B．had been discovered
C．has discovered D．has been discovered
27．—Jack bought a new mobile phone the other day.
—________? That’s his third one in just one month.
A．Had he B．Did he
C．Does he D．Has he
28．Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where ____ yet．
A．hasn’t been decided B．haven’t decided
C．isn’t being decided D．aren’t decided
29．The play had already been on for quite some time when we ____ at the New Theatre.
A．have arrived B．arrived
C．had arrived D．arrive
30．—Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?
—Yes, he did. He ________ his old friends for a long time.
A．didn’t see B．wouldn’t see
C．hasn’t seen D．hadn’t seen
