The proportion of elderly people increases in Britain and medical advances make it possible to keep alive patients who ________ previously.
| A．would die | B．had died |
| C．should have died | D．would have died |
He as a national hero for winning the first gold medal for his country in the Olympics.
| A．regarded | B．was regarded | C．has regarded | D．had been regarded |
Judy is going to marry the sailor she in Rome last year.
| A．meets | B．met |
| C．has met | D．would meet |
–What’s that noise?
–Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine ______.
| A．was tested | B．will be tested | C．is being tested | D．has been tested |
I don’t believe you’ve already finished reading the book — I ______it to you this morning!
| A．would lend | B．was lending | C．had lent | D．lent |
The telephone _______, but by the time I got indoors, it stopped.
| A．had rung | B．was ringing | C．rings | D．has rung |