—— 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 wall-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
