Don’t treat the vase as if it _______ made of steel.
| A．is | B．was |
| C．were | D．had been |
（）I found the lecture hard to follow because it ____ when I arrived.
| A．started | B．was starting |
| C．would start | D．had started |
I haven’t finished my report, but I promise I ______ it by the end of the week.
| A．will finish | B．have finished |
| C．will be finishing | D．will have finished |
It's a custom in China to have some tea or other drinks before the meal ________.
| A．serves | B．served |
| C．was served | D．is served |
—What’s all that noise about outside?
—Oh, I forgot to tell you. The road to the railway station ______.
| A．will be widened | B．is to be widened |
| C．has been widened | D．is being widened |
Since the time humankind started gardening, we _____to make our environment more beautiful.
| A．try | B．have been trying |
| C．are trying | D．will try |