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Tense

3. (have done)

A)

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I bought a new house, but I _________ my old

one yet, so at the moment I have two houses.
A) didn't sell B) sold C) haven't sold D) would sell
C) haven't sold

1.

A)
B)
C)

B)

since for
by
Great as Newton was, many of his ideas
___________ today and are being modified by the work of
scientists of our time.

He always helps others.

A) are to challenge C) have been challenged

D)

B) may be challenged D) are challenging

E)

The next train leaves at 3 o'clock this afternoon.

3
How often does this shuttle bus run?

F)

When you have finished the report, I will have
waited for about 3 hours.
3

challenge

C) have been challengedA) are to

challenge D) are challenging
B) may be challenged

C)
arrive, begin, find, give, lose
John has broken his left leg.

A)

2. (be doing)

He worked in that hospital for 8 years.

8

He has worked in that hospital for 8 years.

8

B) for since

My sister has been married for 5 years.

My sister has married. Don't disturb her.

C) "this is the first/ second/ third time that
"
This is the second time that the products of our
company have been shown in the International Exhibition.

D) "It is/ has beensince"

C) leaked D) has been leaking

D) has
been leaking
11% B) is leaking for
some time
C) leaked
A) had leaked

5.

A)

It is/ has been 10 years since I last saw him.

10

B) would/ used to
do

E) "no sooner than""hardly/ scarcely when"

"before""prior to"

The old man would sit on a bench in the quiet

park and look at others for hours without doing anything or
talking to anybody.

I haven't met that professor prior to today.

4. (have been doing)

He used to visit his mother once a week.

We have been working on this project for over a

month now.

I wanted to ask you if I could borrow your car?

C)

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It seems oil ___________ from this pipe for some time.
We'll have to take the machine apart to put it right.
A) had leaked B) is leaking

Would you mind my sitting here?

A)
yesterday, last
month, in 1999, two days ago recently, in
the past 10 years, this month

B) used to do
used not to do, didn't
used to do, didn't use to do
Used to do be used to doing sth/ sth
""
""
6. (had done)

"
"
Until then, his family _________ from him for six
months.
A) didn't hear C) hasn't heard B) hasn't been hearing D)
hadn't heard

D)A) didn't hear

for six months B) hasn't been hearing

C) hasn't heard

then

I said on Thursday I should see my friend the next

day.

8. (was/ were doing)

A)
Mary was listening to light music 10 minutes ago.
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B) when, while

I was washing my hair when you knocked at the

front door.

9.

A) will / shall do

**
There had been some one in our room just now,
because I noticed a burning cigarette end on the floor when
we opened the front door.

just now
"""
"

We shall send her a glass hand-made craft as her

birthday gift.

B) arrive, be close, come, do, done, go,

have, leave, open, play, return, sleep, start, stay

My mother is coming to visit me next week and is

staying here until May.
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C) be going

7. (would/ should do)

to do
This is just what I am going to say.

D) be about to do

F) be
on the point of doing

Don't worry, I am about to make a close

examination on you.

The coach is on the point of giving up the game

because our team has been scored 7 points.

E) "be to do" 5
a)

She is to be seen in the lab on Monday.

b) should,
must, ought to, have to
You are to go to bed and keep quiet, kids. Our
guests are arriving in less than 5 minutes.
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c) can, may
How am I to pay such a debt?

d)

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I was _______ the point of telephoning him when his
letter arrived.
A) in B) to C) at D) on
D)on the point of doing

if, when, as long as, as soon as, after, before, in

case, until, unless
immediately, the moment, directly

I hope his health will have improved by the time

you come back next year.

I assure you that the matter _______ as quickly as

possible. Have a little patience.
10. (will be doing)
A. will be attended B. will be attended to
C. is attended D. is attended to
will be attended to attend
to

Don't worry, you won't miss her. She will be

wearing a red T-shirt and a white skirt at that time.
T

e)
if want to, if should

"

Greater efforts to increase agricultural production

must be made if food shortage ____________ avoided.

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A) is to be B) can be C) will be D) has been

A) is to be

11. (will have done)

15) should have done , would have

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The conference __________ a full week by the time it
ends.
A) must have lasted B) will have lasted
C) would last D) has lasted

by the time it
ends
B) will have lasted A)
must
by the
time it ends by the time it ended
Would would
last C) would
last D) has lasted

12)shall have been doing will

have been doing
By the end of next month, the project will have
been being worked for 3 years.
3
13)had been doing
The old clock had been being taken apart of and
fixed up again for several times by my 10-year old son
before I came back home. 10

14) should be doing , would be

doing
The government promised that a new highway
would be being built next July. 7

done
I believed by the end of that year an advanced
version of that software would have been developed, but I
was wrong.

16) should have been doing ,

would have been doing
They said that by the end of the following month,
the project would have been being worked for 3 years.