Tenses
-I'm sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.
-I think so．He ______ for it for months.
A. is preparing B. was preparing
C. had been preparing D. has been preparing
D. has been preparing
In the near future, more advances in robot technology ______ by scientists.
A. are making B. are made
C. will make D. will be made
D. will be made
He wrote a lot of novels, none of ______ has been translated into a foreign language.
A. them B. which C. it D. that
B. which
—The speaker is a tall man with glasses.
—Then it ________ be Mr. Smiths, who is short and thin.
A. mustn’t B. can’t
C. won’t D. shouldn’t
B. can’t
It's important that the patient ______ good care of.
A. takes B. taken
C. be taken D. should take
C. be taken
Bruce with his parents usually _____at home at weekends. But today they _____ a film.
A. are staying, watching B. stay, watching
C. stay, are watching D. stays, are watching
D. stays, are watching
Neither his parents nor Jack ________ when they entered the room.
A. was recognised B. were recognised
C. is recognised D. are recognized
A. was recognised
This is the house _____ I once lived in.
A. where B. what C. that D. in which
C. that
We all knew she was wrong, but none of us ________ tell her.
A. dare B. does dare to C. dared D. didn't dare to
C. dared
Shaw is the only one of the employees here ______ want to accept my advice.
A. that don't B. who don't
C. who doesn't D. which does
C. who doesn't
The musician along with his band members ______ ten performances in the last three months.
A. gives B. has given C. have given D. give
B. has given
Your proposal deserves ______ and is worth______.
A. to be discussed, to be tried
B. to be discussed, trying
C. discussing, of being tried
D. discussing, to be trying
B. to be discussed, trying
For medium-sized cities in China, there is much room to spread out further, ______ Yancheng is an example.
A. for which B. in which
C. of which D. from which
C. of which
- _____ I go out to play now, Mum?
-No, you _____. You should do your homework first.
A. May; had better not B. Must; wouldn’t
C. May; needn’t D. Must; mustn’t
A. May; had better not
The reason ____ the number of students reading literature becomes smaller is ____ they are devoting more time to the Internet.
A. that; why B. why; that
C. how; because D. because; how
B. why; that
Hardly ______ when she ______ someone knocking at the door.
A. did she sit; heard B. had she sat; heard
C. had she sat; had heard D. did she sit; had heard
B. had she sat; heard
Although all of the dishes _________, none of them ________ good.
A. have tasted; taste
B. have been tasted; are tasted
C. have been tasted; taste
D. have tasted; are tasted
C. have been tasted; taste
It was in that chemistry lab ________ we did an experiment ________ he lost his watch.
A. where; that B. that; which
C. that; that D. which; which
A. where; that
—Shall I inform him of the change of the schedule right now?
—I am afraid you ______，in case he comes late for the meeting.
A. will B. may
C. must D. can
C. must
As it turned out to be a small house party, we __________ so formally.
A. needn’t dress up B. couldn’t have dressed up
C. shouldn’t dress up D. needn’t have dressed up
D. needn’t have dressed up
Never before ______ such a thrilling game ______ you can experience life-and-death events one after another.
A. have I played; where B. have I played; that
C. had I played; where D. had I played; that
–The tree is so tall. –Yes. It______nearly 20 metres.
A. measures B. is measured
C. measure D. to be measured
A. measures
Such a person _______ you referred to just now is really hard _______ in our life.
A. whom; to be dealt with B. who; to deal with
C. as; to deal with D. who; to be dealt with
C. as; to deal with
Your flat needs _____. Do you want me __ it for you?
A. to clean; to do B. cleaning; doing
C. cleaning; to do D. to be cleaned; doing
C. cleaning; to do
What a pity! I ______ in Hong Kong for three more days, but something urgent needed to be handled back home.
A. must have stayed B. could have stayed
C. may have stayed D. needn't have stayed
B. could have stayed