Many a time ________ swimming alone.
| A．the boy went | B．went the boy | C．did the boy go | D．did go the boy |
The famous reporter, who is said to have gone back to America last year, _____in China for almost twenty years.
| A．lived | B．was living | C．has lived | D．had lived |
（年山东日照市高三校际联合检测）4．—How long have you been here，Susan?
—Only about half an hour．Beth________here with me．
| A．drives | B．has driven | C．drove | D．had driven |
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（年北京市西城区高三5月二模试题）25. The report aims to explain how these conclusions ______.
| A．were reached | B．had been reached | C．have reached | D．had reached |
This is not my story, nor ______ the whole story. My story plays out differently.
| A．is there | B．there is | C．is it | D．it is |
---We've spent too much money recently.
---Well，it isn't surprising. Our friends and relatives ______ around all the time.
| A．are coming | B．had come | C．were coming | D．have been coming |