—Id like a pen which _________ well.—Will this one _________?
#104160
A
writes; do
B
writes; work
C
is written; do
D
is written;work
—I failed again. I wish I _________ harder.—But you _________.
#104161
A
had worked; hadn’t
B
worked; don’t
C
had worked; didn’t
D
worked; didn’t
The next day she ______ her father what _______ when the man came again.
#104162
A
told; happened
B
was telling; had happened
C
had; told
D
told; had happened
I hadn’t expected James to apologize but I had hoped _____ me.
#104164
A
him calling
B
that he would call
C
him to call
D
that he call
The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she _______.
#104165
A
will arrive
B
arrives
C
is going to arrive
D
is arriving
As she _____ the newspaper, Granny _____ asleep.
#104166
A
read ; was falling
B
was reading; fell
C
was reading; was falling
D
read; fell
I ______, but I was prevent by the heavy rain.
#104168
A
had meant coming
B
had meant to come
C
meant to come
D
meant coming
They _______ when they heard him confess his fault.
#104169
A
had been surprising
B
were surprising
C
were surprised
D
had been surprised
--Do you know anyone in Paris? --No, I’ll make friends once______ .
#104171
A
I’m settled
B
I have settled
C
I’ll be settled
D
I’m settling
The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he______in the mud all morning.
#104172
A
has played
B
is playing
C
has been playing
D
was playing
--Did you write to Mary last month? --No, but I’ll_______her over Christmas Day.
#104173
A
be seen
B
be seeing
C
have seen
D
have been seeing
Has everything _____ can be done ______?
#104174
A
what; done
B
that; been done
C
that; already done
D
what; already being done
—When will the train start? —It _____ at 2:35 in the afternoon according to the timetable.
#104175
A
starts
B
will start
C
would start
D
started
—I wonder if your wife will go to the ball. —If your wife does, so _____ mine.
#104176
A
is
B
do
C
does
D
will
The novels written by the author sell best, but five years ago no one could have imagined how great a role he _____in the literary world.
#104177
A
was playing
B
was to play
C
had played
D
played
—I say, Harry. What did you say to the laid-off worker just now? —Nothing. I ____ to myself.
#104178
A
had only talked
B
am only talking
C
have just talked
D
was just talking
The Titanic, the biggest ship of its day, ____ unsinkable, but it sank on its first voyage in 1912.
#104179
A
thought
B
was thought
C
thought it
D
was thought it