Spacecraft “Discovery” has failed in the course of launch.
----_______? They have been preparing for the test.
| A．How come | B．When | C．How | D．Why not |
---Hey! Everyone in the office was at the dinner party in honor of Mr. Charles except you. What happened?
---I ______ after Mike, my colleague. He was badly ill.
| A．have looked | B．was looking | C．would look | D．had looked |
---You’ve agreed to go, but why aren’t you getting ready?
---But I ________that you ________me to start at once.
| A．don’t realize; want | B．don’t realize; wanted |
| C．didn’t realize; wanted | D．haven’t realized; want |
What can you suppose they___________ this time next year?
| A．are doing | B．will do |
| C．will have been done | D．will be doing |
---Has George returned from Japan yet? I’d like to meet him.
---I’m terribly sorry, but he _______ back here only for last weekend.
| A．has been | B．would be | C．had been | D．was |
---Now the weight. Only 105. You’d better put on a few pounds.
---Well, actually, I ________ like a horse.
| A．ate | B．was eating | C．have been eating | D．will eat |