—Late again!
—Sorry. I was halfway for half an hour on my way to work this morning.
| A．broken down | B．held up | C．cut down | D．closed up |
—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?
—No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.
| A．read | B．was reading | C．would read | D． am reading |
-----Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?
-----Yes, I did. You know, my brother ________ in the match.
| A．is playing | B．was playing | C．has played | D．had played |
Over the past decades, sea ice in the Arctic as a result of global warming.
| A．had decreased | B．decreased | C．has been decreasing | D．is decreasing |
—You speak very good French!
—Thanks. I __________ French in Sichuan University for four years.
| A．studied | B．study | C．was studying | D．had studied |
—Why don’t we choose that road to save time?
—The bridge to it __________.
| A．has repaired | B．is repaired |
| C．is being repaired | D．will be repaired |