看过《揭开高考时态题的神秘面纱(二)》之后,相信你对动词的时态又有了更深一层的理解。下面的选择题均选自往届高考试题,请自我检测一下。

　　1. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ________ get out.

　　A. had to B. would

　　C. could D. was able to

　　2. —Nancy is not coming tonight.

　　—But she ________ !

　　A. promises B. promised

　　C. will promiseD. had promised

　　3. They ________ the train until it disappeared in the distance.

　　A. saw B. watched

　　C. noticed D. observed

　　4. Shirley ________ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

　　A. has written B. wrote

　　C. had written D. was writing

　　5. —Hi, Tracy, you look tired.

　　—I am tired. I ________ the living room all day.

　　A. painted B. had painted

　　C. have been painting

　　D. have painted

　　6. The price ________ , but I doubt whether it will remain so.

　　A. went down B. will go down

　　C. has gone down

　　D. was going down

　　7. —Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?

　　—Yes. They have better players, so I ________ them to win.

　　A. hope B. prefer

　　C. expect D. want

　　8. Old McDonald gave up smoking for a while, but soon ________ to his old ways.

　　A. returned B. returns

　　C. was returningD. had returned

　　9. —You’re drinking too much.

　　—Only at home. No one ________ me but you.

　　A. is seeing B. had seen

　　C. sees D. saw

　　10. Nick is looking for another job because he feels that nothing he does ________ his boss.

　　A. serves B. satisfies

　　C. promises D. supports

　　11. All the preparations for the task ________,and we’re ready to start.

　　A. completed B. complete

　　C. had been completed

　　D. have been completed

　　12. The manager entered the office and was happy to learn that four fifths

　　of the tickets ________ .

　　A. was booked B. had been booked

　　C. were booked

　　D. have been booked

　　13. I told him what I was surprised ________ his attitude towards his study.

　　A. is B. was

　　C. at is D. at was

　　14. Our English teacher ________ our buying a good English-Chinese dictionary.

　　A. asked B. ordered

　　C. suggested D. required

　　15. Every classroom in this modern school is ________ with a new TV set.

　　A. equipped B. installed

　　C. fixed D. placed

　　16. My uncle ________ until he was forty-five.

　　A. married B. didn’t marry

　　C. was not marrying

　　D. would marry

　　17. If only he ________ quietly as the doctor instructed, he wouldn’t suffer so much now.

　　A. lies B. lay

　　C. had lain D. shouldn’t lie

　　18. —Excuse me, may I ask you some questions?

　　—Sorry, I’m too busy and haven’t a minute to ________ .

　　A. spend B. spare

　　C. share D. stop

　　19. Let Harry play with your toys as well, Clare—you must learn to ________.

　　A. support B. care

　　C. spare D. share

　　20. —You’ve left the light on.

　　—Oh, so I have. ________ and turn it off.

　　A. I’ll go B. I’ve gone

　　C. I go D. I’m going

　　key: 1-5 DBBDC 6-10 CCACB 11-15 DBDCA 16-20 BCBDA

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