— Can Jeremy Lin lead New York Knicks to win the next game?
— Out of the question now. He ______ to do so, but he has just hurt his leg.
| A．would expect | B．has expected | C．was expected | D．is expected |
— What were you up to when your parents came in?
— I＿＿for a while and＿＿some reading.
| A．was playing； was going to do | B．played； did |
| C．had played； was going to do | D．had played； did |
— Remember the first time we met, Jim?
— Of course I do. You ＿＿ in the library.
| A．were reading | B．had read | C．have read | D．read |
The vegetables didn’t taste very good. They＿＿too long.
| A．had been cooked | B．were cooked | C．had cooked | D．cooked |
— Was the driving pleasant when you went to Mexico last summer?
— No, it ＿＿ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy.
| A．was raining | B．had been raining | C．would be raining | D．rained |
I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I ＿＿coffee.
| A．prefer | B．preferred | C．have preferred | D．am preferring |