Because of the bad weather, my mother ____ and lay in bed. She ______ for a week.
| A．has been ill; was ill | B．fell ill; has fallen ill | C．fell ill; has been ill | D．fell ill; is ill |
—Oh no! We're too late. The train __________.
—That's OK. We'll catch the next train to London.
| A．was leaving | B．had left |
| C．has left | D．has been leaving |
—Have you heard about the recent election?
—Sure, it __________ the only thing on the news for the last three days.
| A．would be | B．is |
| C．has been | D．will be |
—When shall we restart our business？
—Not until we __________ our plan.
| A．will finish | B．are finishing |
| C．are to finish | D．have finished |
The manager __________ the workers how to improve the program since 9 am.
| A．has told | B．is telling |
| C．has been telling | D．will have told |
Shakespeare's play Hamlet __________ into at least ten different films over the past years.
| A．had been made | B．was made |
| C．has been made | D．would be made |