| When our six children were young, suppertime is always being interrupted by neighborhood children ring 1. is-was 2. ring-ringing the bell. They wanted one child or another to come out and played. Finally we had∧good idea.We hung a sign 3. played-play 4. had后面加a on the front door that read: "We are having dinner. Come later."That night, we sat down to what they thought 5. they-we it would be a pleasant, uninterrupted meal. And as soon as we began dinner, the doorbell rang. At the front 6. 去掉it 7. And-But door stood an eight-years-old boy. He looked up to us, saying, "I just want to know how the sign says". 8. eight-years-old-eight-year-old 9. to-at 10. how-what |
| — Mom, where is my lunch pack? — Just where it _____. |
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| A. has been B. had been C. was D. be |
| Even though Sara had practiced her speech repeatedly, she _____ her conclusion at the talk show. |
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| A. forgets B. has forgoten C. forgot D. had forgotten |
| — Would you have told him the answer had it been possible? . — I would have, but I _____ so busy then. |
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| A. had been B. were C. was D. would be |
| — How long have you retired,Grandpa? — Well, four years. But you know, I _____ for Courtaulds for over forty years. |
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| A. have worked B. worked C. had worked D. work |
| — Does your Dad quit smoking, Jenny? — Yes, but he ____ for almost ten years. |
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| A. smoked B. was smoking C. has smoked D. had smoked |