16. Did you tell me that there ____ an English test the next week?
A. would be B. will be C. is D. were
17. — Did you meet the pianist at the station?
— No, he ____ by the time I ____ there.
A. had left; got B. has left; reached
C. was leaving; got D. left; had got
18. I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but ____.
A. I’m not invited B. I have not been invited
C. I was not invited D. I had not been invited
19. — How is the boy?
— Sorry. He ____ though the doctor made every effort to save him.
A. died B. was dead C. had died D. has been dead
20. — Bob must be wealthy.
— Yes, he ____ more in one day than I do in a week.
A. is earning B. earns C. had earned D. has earned
21. You can certainly leave the classroom as soon as your homework ____.
A. has done B. has been done
C. will be done D. will have been done
22. — Did you telephone the manager’s office?
— Yes, he ____ back before 9 o’clock this morning.
A. expects B. is expected C. expected D. was expected
23. — Would you like to tell me what our teacher said just now?
— She said that light ____ faster than sound.
A. travels B. traveled C. would travel D. was traveling
24. — Has William finished writing his graduation paper yet?
— I don’t know exactly, but he ____ all day.
A. is writing B. has been writing
C. was writing D. wrote
25. When you come into the exhibition hall, you can see a large board with a notice on it, saying visitors ____ not to touch the exhibits.
A. will request B. request C. are requesting D. are requested
26. SARS ____ in Hong Kong in the winter of 2002.
A. was broken out B. was broke out
C. broke out D. was breaking out
27. — The Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei is here already.
— I ____ he ____ until tomorrow.
A. think; is coming
B. thought; would come
C. didn’t think; was coming
D. don’t think; will come
28. The couple ____. I really don’t know why.
A. always quarrel
B. are always quarreling
C. have always quarreled
D. have always been quarreled
29. — My sister finished school three years ago.
— What ____ these years?
A. did she do B. has she been doing
C. is she doing D. does she do
30. — ____ the sports meeting is likely to be put off.
— Yes, it all depends on the weather.
A. I’ve been told B. I’ve told
C. I was telling D. I told
