Trapped by the police, the terrorists made their ______ attempt to explode the bomb that they carried.
| A．brave | B．harmful | C．desperate | D．considerate |
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 |
Look at this! I＿＿some magazines and＿＿this letter.
| A．was looking through； found | B．am looking through； find |
| C．looked through； had found | D．had looked through； finding |
The train ＿＿＿＿＿ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine o’clock tonight.
| A．went | B．is going | C．goes | D．will be going |