| Traffic conditions in Beijing________for decades. At first people only complained about jams during rush hours,but today every hour is rush hour. |
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| A. is worsening B. have worsened C. have been worsening D. worsened |
| — Just now Jenny gave ten dollars to a person in trouble. — She________others. |
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| A. was always helping B. is always helping C. always helped D. had always helped |
| — Why do you look so worried? — My MacBook Pro broke down and my paper________unfinished since. |
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| A. was left B. has left C. left D. has been left |
| — The iPhone 4s has been on the market for some time. Have you got one? — Yes, I________one during my visit to Hong Kong. |
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| A. have bought B. bought C. had bought D. would buy |
| The decision________for almost a year because of the local residents' complaints that the newlybuilt factory would disturb the quietness of the place. |
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| A. has been delayed B. was delayed C. would be delayed D. will be delayed |
| — Look! Somebody ________ the sofa. — Well, it wasn't me. I didn't do it. |
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| A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has cleaned D. had cleaned |
| After school we went to the readingroom to do some reading, only to be told that it ________. |
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A. was decorated B. had decorated C. had been decorating D. was being decorated |
| Walmart, which is one of the largest American supermarket chains, ________ some of its stores open 24 hours on Mondays through Saturdays. |
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| A. keeps B. keep C. have kept D. had kept |
| In order to find the missing child, villagers ________ all they can over the past five hours. |
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| A. did B. do C. had done D. have been doing |
| — Have you heard about that fire in the market? — Yes, fortunately no one ________. |
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| A. hurt B. was hurt C. has hurt D. had been hurt |
| Our friendship ________ quickly over the weeks that followed. |
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| A. had developed B. was developing C. would develop D. developed |
| George said that he would come to school to see me the next day, but he ________. |
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| A. wouldn't B. didn't C. hasn't D. hadn't |
| By the time you have finished this book, your meal ________ cold. |
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| A. gets B. has got C. will get D. is getting |
| — When did the computer crash? — This morning, while I ________ the reading materials downloaded from some websites. |
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| A. have sorted B. was sorting C. am sorting D. had sorted |
| — I remember you were a talented pianist at college. Can you play the piano for me? — Sorry, I ________ the piano for years. |
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| A. don't play B. wasn't playing C. haven't played D. hadn't played |
| "The moment ________ soon," he thought to himself, waiting nervously. |
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| A. came B. has come C. was coming D. is coming |
| Close the door of fear behind you, and you ________ the door of faith open before you. |
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| A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. are seeing |
| Don't worry. The hard work that you do now ________ later in life. |
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| A. will be repaid B. was being repaid C. has been repaid D. was repaid |
| The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he ________. |
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| A. has started B. starts C. started D. will start |
| The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he ________ some European business partners. |
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| A. would meet B. is meeting C. meets D. had met |
| I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers ________ before my eyes. |
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| A. swim B. swum C. swam D. had swum |
| "Life is like walking in the snow", Granny used to say, "because every step ________." |
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| A. has shown B. is showing C. shows D. showed |
| Mum, I was wondering if you could lend me a few dollars until I ________ on Friday. |
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| A. get paid B. got paid C. have paid D. had been paid |
| I feel so excited! At this time tomorrow morning I ________ to Shanghai. |
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| A. will be flying B. will fly C. have been flying D. have flown |
| The manager ________ the workers how to improve the program since 9 am. |
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| A. has told B. is telling C. has been telling D. will have told |
| — Did you ask Sophia for help? — I ________ need to-I managed perfectly well on my own. |
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| A. wouldn't B. don't C. didn't D. won't |
| The manager was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers ________. |
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| A. will leave B. are leaving C. have left D. were leaving |
| After Jack had sent some emails, he ________ working on his project. |
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| A. had started B. has started C. started D. starts |
| — Can I call you back at two o'clock this afternoon? — I'm sorry, but by then I ________ to Beijing. How about five? |
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| A. fly B. will fly C. will be flying D. am flying |
| The basketball coach, as well as his team, ________ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance. |
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| A. were B. was C. is D. are |
| — I hear that Jason is planning to buy a car. — I know. By next month, he ________ enough for a used one. |
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| A. will have saved B. will be saving C. has saved D. saves |
| Is honesty the best policy? We ________ that it is when we are little. |
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| A. will teach B. teach C. are taught D. will be taught |
| They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house ________. |
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| A. is being rebuilt B. has been rebuilt C. is rebuilt D. has rebuilt |
| — Did you catch what I said? — Sorry. I ________ a text message just now. |
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| A. had answered B. have answered C. would answer D. was answering |
| The three of us ________ around Europe for about a month last summer. |
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| A. travelled B. have travelled C. had travelled D. travel |
| The letters for the boss ________ on his desk but he didn't read them until three days later. |
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| A. were put B. was put C. put D. has put |
| Food supplies in the floodstricken area ________. We must act immediately before there's none left. |
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| A. have run out B. are running out C. have been run out D. are being run out |
| — Kevin, you look worried. Anything wrong? — Well, I ________ a test and I'm waiting for the result. |
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| A. will take B. took C. had taken D. take |
| — Alvin, are you coming with us? — I'd love to, but something unexpected ________. |
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| A. has come up B. was coming up C. had come up D. would come up |
| Peter had intended to take a job in business, but ________ that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010. |
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| A. had abandoned B. abandoned C. abandon D. will abandon |