( )1. There _______ no hospitals in my hometown fifty years ago.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
( )2. --- Who sings best in your class? --- Jenny _______.
A. do B. did C. does D. has done
( )3. --- _____ the young girl _____ the old man clean his room every day? --- Yes, she does.
A. Does; help B. Has; helped C. Did; help D. Do; helps
( )4. --- Can I go to Beijing for my holiday, Dad? --- You can when you _______ a bit older.
A. will get B. get C. are getting D. got
( )5. --- What does Linda often do in the evening?
--- She often _______ her homework, but on the evening of March 12 she _______ TV.
A. does; watches B. is doing; watched C. does; watched D. is doing; was watching
( )6. Our geography teacher told us yesterday that the earth _______ around the sun.
A. was moving B. moved C. has moved D. moves
( )7. If he _______harder, he will catch up with us soon.
A. study B. studies C. will study D. studied
( )8. --- Don’t forget to ask him to write to me.
--- I won’t. As soon as he _______, I’ll ask him to write to you.
A. will come B. came C. comes D. is coming
( )9. --- Do you like this silk dress? --- Yes, I do. It _______ so soft and comfortable.
A. is feeling B. feels C. has felt D. is felt
( )10. Oh, it’s you. I’m sorry I _______ know you _______ here.
A. don’t; are B. didn’t; are C. didn’t; were D. don’t; were
( )11. Mr Lu Xun died in 1936. He _______ a lot of famous novels.
A. wrote B. was writing C. has written D. would write
( )12. --- Your telephone number again? I _______ quite catch it. --- It’s 2567321.
A. can’t B. couldn’t C. don’t D. didn’t
( )13. --- How was your weekend on the farm? --- Great! We _______ with the farmers.
A. enjoy ourselves B. went fishing C. will work D. make friends
( )14. --- What did Mr Jones do before he moved here?
--- He _______ a city bus for over twenty-five years.
A. is driving B. drove C. has driven D. drives
( )15. Jane _______ a new dress every month when she was in Shanghai.
A. buys B. is buying C. bought D. will buy
( )16. --- Liu Mei can’t come tonight. --- Why? But she _______ me she would come.
A. tells B. told C. is told D. had told
( )17. He turned off the light and then _______.
A. leaves B. has left C. will leave D. left
( )18. --- Keep quiet, please. They _______ a meeting. --- Sorry.
A. have B. had C. are having D. have had
( )19. --- Jimmy is leaving for a holiday. --- Really? Where _______ he _______?
A. has; gone B. will; go C. did; go D. would; go
( )20. Frank _______ to see his grandma if he _______ free tomorrow.
A. will come; will be B. comes; is C. will come; is D. comes; will be
( )21. There _______ a talk on science in our school next Monday.
A. will give B. will be C. is going to give D. is
( )22. --- Shall we go shopping now?
--- Sorry, I can’t. I _______ my shirts.
A. wash B. washes C. washed D. am washing
( )23. Hurry up! We’re all waiting for you. I _______ for an important phone call. Go without me.
A. wait B. was waiting C. am waiting D. waited
( )24. --- Did you see Tom at the party? --- No, he _______ by the time I got there.
A. had left B. was leaving C. left D. has left
( )25. --- Is this raincoat yours? --- No, mine _______ there behind the door.
A. has hung B. is hanging C. hung D. will hang
( )26. --- _______ you _______ TV at the moment? --- No, you can turn it off.
A. Did; watch B. Are; watching C. Do; watch D. Have; watched
( )27. I don’t think Jim saw me; he _______ a book at that moment.
A. just read B. has just read C. was just reading D. had just read
( )28. Mr Smith _______a book about China last year but I don’t know whether he has finished it.
A. has written B. wrote C. had written D. was writing
( )29. --- I called you at seven yesterday evening, but there was no answer.
--- Oh, I am sorry. I _______ dinner at my friend’s home.
A. am having B. had C. was having D. have had