25.— We could have walked to the station, it was so near.
---Yes. A taxi _______ at all necessary.(MET92) A. wasn’t
B. hadn’t been C. wouldn’t be
D. won’t be
26. — Do you like the material? Yes. it ______ very soft. (NMET94) A. is feeling B. felt C. feels
D. is felt
27.I don’t really work here, I_______ until the new secretary arrives. (NMET94) A. just help put B. have just helped out
C. am just helping out D. will just help out
28. The last time I _____ Jane she _____ cotton in the fields. (MET92)
A. had seen, was picking B. saw, picked C. had seen, picked D. saw, was picking
29.The pen I ______ I ______is on my desk right under
my nose. (MET93) A. think, lost B. thought, had lost C. think, had lost
D. thought, have lost 30. —Your phone number again? I_____ quite catch it. — It’s 9568422. (NMET95) A. didn’t B. couldn’t C. don’t
D. can’t
31. As she _____ the newspaper, Granny _____ asleep.
(NMET95)
A. read, was falling B. was reading, fell
C. was reading, was falling
D. read, fell
32. — Can I help you, sir?
— Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it ______. (NMET96) A. didn’t work B. won’t work C. can’t work
D. doesn’t work 33.I first met Lisa three years ago. She _____ at a radio shop at the time (NMET97) A. has worked B. was working C. had been working
D. had worked
34. —Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?
—I____, but I had an unexpected visitor. (NMET97) A. had
B. would
C. was going to D. did
35. Shirley ______ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it (NMET98) A. has written B. wrote
C. had written D. was writing
36. — Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
— I am tired. I ______the living room all day.(NMET98) A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted
37. He _____ to the lab than he set out to do the
experiment. (1999) A. has no sooner got
B. no sooner got
C. will no sooner get D. had no sooner got 38. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears _______ everything. (2001) A. to tell
B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told 39. I really appreciate ______ to relax with you on this
nice island. (2001) A. to have had time B. having time C. to have time D. to having time
40. If a man _____ succeed, he must work as hard as he
can. A. will B. is going to C. is to D. should
41. However hard you ______, you will never succeed in pleasing her.
A. should try B. will try C. would try D. try
42. It _____ nearly two weeks ______ I had received his
letter.
A. is; that B. was; that C. is; since D. was; since 43. It is five years since my dear aunt _____ here. A. left
B. has left C. is left
D. had left
44. It won’t be long before such a thing ______ again. A. will happen B. happens C. is happened
D. happened
45. I’m sorry I _____ to come here for the meeting. A. have forgot to tell him B. have forgot telling him C. forgot telling him D. forgot to tell him
46. They should have finished the job before noon, but
they ____ . A. don’t
B. didn’t
C. won’t D. shouldn’t 47. Above it _____ a famous painting. A. hanged B. hang C. is hung D. hanging 48. The sports ground is wet, for it _____ last night.
A. must rain B. rained C. must have rained D. was raining