—We didn’t find Smith attending the lecture.
—No one ___ him about ___ a lecture the following day.
| A．had told, there to be | B．told, there was |
| C．had told, there being | D．told, there to be |
So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.
| A．saw | B．see | C．had seen | D．have seen |
The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.
| A．sold | B．had been sold | C．were sold | D．would sel |
I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ________ there several years ago.
| A．are going | B．had been | C．went | D．have bee |
Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _____ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.
| A．living | B．to live | C．to be living | D．having lived |
I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _____on the phone all the time!
| A．was talking | B．has been talking | C．has talked | D．talked |