Seeing the teacher raising her finger to her lips as __________ for silence, all the students sat down in a standard __________
A.a gesture; situation | B.a mark; pose |
C.a sign; position | D.a symbol; condition |
How can you possibly miss the news? It _______ on TV all day long.
A.has been | B.had been |
C.was | D.will be |
“I suppose you _____ that report yet?” “I finished it yesterday, as a matter of fact.”
A.didn’t finish | B.haven’t finished |
C.hadn’t finished | D.wasn’t finishing |
I tried to phone her, but even as I _____ she was leaving the building.
A.phoned | B.would phone |
C.had phoned | D.was phoning |
The students _______ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she _______ in the office.
A.had written, left | B.were writing, has left |
C.had written, had left | D.were writing, had left |
I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure he _____ abroad all week.
A.is | B.was |
C.has been | D.had been |