It was the boy, rather than his brothers, that _________ for what they had done.
| A．were to blame | B．were to be blamed |
| C．was to blame | D．was to be blamed |
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 |
We won’t start the work until all the preparations __________.
| A．are being made | B．will be made |
| C．have been made | D．had been made |
Sofia looked around at all the faces: she had the impression that she _____ most of the guests before.
| A．has seen | B．had seen |
| C．saw | D．would see |