They tried to prevent the damage ________ their cattle.
| A．from protecting | B．protecting | C．protect | D．to protect |
By the time Pierce comes back from the meeting，we________here for three hours.
| A．will be waiting | B．is waiting |
| C．will wait | D．will have waited |
I was out of town at the time，so I don’t know exactly how it ________.
| A．was happening | B．happened |
| C．happens | D．has happened |
—Tom，you’ve got an A in the final English exam.Congratulations!
—Thanks.But I never thought the result came out so fast.The papers________when I left the teacher’s office just now.
| A．had been marked |
| B．were still being marked |
| C．are still marking |
| D．had been marking |
—Have you seen the movie “2012”？It’s quite thrilling.
—No，I ________ to buy a ticket，but it ________ cats and dogs.
| A．have intended；was raining |
| B．intended；had rained |
| C．have intended；rained |
| D．had intended；was raining |
I was sleeping when the telephone rang again.It was the third time that I ________ that night.
| A．have been interrupted | B．had been interrupted |
| C．interrupted | D．had interrupted |