1. My mind wasn' t on what he was saying so I' m afraid I ______ half of it.（安徽30）

A. was missing       B. had missed      C. will miss      D. missed

2. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people_____to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.（江苏34）

    A. begin      B. began      C. have begun       D. had begun

3. She      her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job.

 (重庆23)

A. would changeB. has changed  

  C. changed                 D.was changing

4.The discussion ____ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.（浙江23）

 A. was coming    B. had come    C. has come     D. came

5. -- I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.

    -- Oh, how nice! Do you know when she         ?（湖南31）

A. was leaving      B. had left      C. has left     D. left  

6. I ______ you not to move my dictionary -- now I can' t find it.（四川30）

A. asked B. ask     C. was asking D. had asked

7.According to the art dealer, the painting ______  to go for at least a million dollars.（四川34）

A. is expectedB. expectsC. expectedD. is expecting

8.The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _______ to eat more fruit and vegetables.（上海30）

A. persuade                  B. will persuade    

C. be persuaded              D.are persuaded

9．It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847-1931)        the world leading inventor for sixty years .（辽宁28）

A．would be B．has been C．had been D．was 

10.--- What's that terrible noise? 

    ---The neighbors _______ for a party.（北京22） 

A. have preparedB. are preparingC. prepareD. will prepare 

11.Because the shop _____, all the T-shirts are sold at half price.

（浙江34）

    A. has closed down               B. closed down

    C. is closing down                D. had closed down

12.--- You were out when I dropped in at your house.

  ---Oh ,I  _______ for a friend from England at the airport.（福建21）

A．was waitingB．had waitedC．am waitingD．have waited

13--- Has Sam finished his homework today?（四川25）

  ---I have no idea. He  ______  it this morning.

A. did B. has doneC. was doing  D. had done

14.--- The window is dirty.

---I know. It _____ for weeks.（广西25）

A. hasn't cleaned             B. didn't clean  

  C. wasn't cleaned             D. hasn't been cleaned

15. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945. and their power ______ increased enormously ever since.（上海29）

A. is         B. was       C. has been      D. had been

16.She has set a new record ,that is ,the sales of her latest book ________ 50 million.（福建24）

A．have reached   B．has reached

C．are reachingD．had reached

17. More patients ___________ in hospital this year than last year.（江苏26）

A. treated                   B. have treated     

C. had been treated            D. have been treated

18. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn't decided yet. 

（北京25）

A. had consideredB. has been considering    

C. considered            D. is going to consider 

19. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics _____ by 2006. （北京27） 

A. has been completedB. has completed

C. will have been completedD. will have completed 

20.He kept looking at her , wondering whether he          her somewhere .

（湖北22）

A．saw B．has seen C．sees D．had seen 

21.---George and Lucy got married last week . Did you go to their wedding ?

   ---No , I          . Did they have a big wedding ?（湖北33）

A．was not invited B．have not been invited 

C．hadn't been invited D．didn't invite

22.The crazy fans        patiently for two hours, and they would wait till the movie star arrived. （重庆22）

   A. were wait   B. had been waiting   C. had waited    D. would wait

23.All the employees except the manager______to work online at home.（广东21）

A. encourages                B. encourage    

C. is encouraged             D. are encouraged

24.The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. （北京28）

 A. wasB. wereC. had beenD. would be

25.--What were you doing when Tony phoned you ?

---I had just finished my work and       to take a shower . （天津28）

A. had started             B. started      

C. have started            D. was starting

1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.A 8.D 9.D 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.C 16.A 17.D 18.B 19.C 20.D 21.C 22.B 23.D 24.A 25.D

1. (北京卷)24. He _________ more that 5,000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15?

   A. has learned  B. would have learned C. learned  D. had learned

2. (北京卷)27. Scientists think that the continents __________ always where they _________ today.

   A. aren't; are B. aren't; were   C. weren't; are  D. weren't; were

3. (北京卷)29. As soon as he comes back, I'll tell him when __________ and see him.

   A. you will come B. will you come  C. you come  D. do you come

4. (北京卷)31. - Why did you leave that position?

          - I __________ a better position at IBM.

    A. offer B. offered   C. am offered