Our school __________ in the centre of the town, between two busy streets, so sometimes it's noisy.
| A．is lying | B．is lain |
| C．locates | D．is located |
One of them told me, “This is the first time I ________ to the capital to attend the flag-raising ceremony.”
| A．came | B．come | C．have come | D．had come |
The news came as no surprise to me. I _______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
| A．had known | B．knew | C．have known | D．know |
My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I _______ half of it.
| A．was missing | B．had missed | C．will miss | D．missed |
With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _______ each year.
| A．is washing away | B．is being washed away |
| C．are washing away | D．are being washed away |
—What were you up to when she dropped in?
—I _________ for a while and __________ some reading.
| A．was playing; was going to do | B．played; did |
| C．had played; was going to do | D．had played; did |