_______he is good at playing basketball, he failed to join the school basketball team yesterday.
| A．Since | B．Unless | C．Though | D．Because |
—What's up? You didn't pick up the phone just now.
—I'm sorry that I ________dancing with music on, but it's done now.
| A．practised | B．was practising |
| C．am practising | D．have practiced |
This kind of ice cream ________ like a combination of banana and strawberry.
| A．tasted | B．is tasted |
| C．being tasted | D．tastes |
—Sorry, I didn't catch you.
—Be quiet, please; the baby ________.
| A．was sleeping | B．is sleeping |
| C．slept | D．has slept |
—What happened? I called you several times yesterday evening, but I couldn't get through.
—Sorry, my sister and I ________ on the phone all the time.
| A．talked | B．have talked |
| C．were talking | D．have been talking |
—Do you love teaching, Miss He?
—I fell in love with teaching in 2000. I ________ for twelve years by this summer.
| A．will teach | B．would have taught |
| C．has been teaching | D．will have been teaching |