The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front _____ to arrive.

A. expects                           B. is expecting                     C. is expected               D. will be expected

It ____ that making a plan is easier than carrying it out.

A. was turned out                                             B. is turned out

C. has been turned                                            D. turns out

My parents have promised to come to see me before I _____ for Africa.   

       A. have left        B. leave                     C. left                      D. will leave

       — Why did you leave that company?

      — I _______ a better position at IBM.

A. offer                 B. offered              C. am offered        D. was offered

Wife ____ a big dinner when Husband was aware of their eighth wedding anniversary that day.

A. was still preparing                          B. had hardly prepared  

C. did carefully prepare                      D. would eagerly prepare

To her disappointment, what she had devoted herself to ____ in nothing but failure.

A. resulting                 B. results                  C. has resulted             D. resulted

--- Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?

   --- To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we teachers        on this problem.

       A．are working            B．had worked

       C．worked            D．had been working

My toothache is killing me. I _____ it _____ away. But now it’s getting worse and worse.

   A. think; is going          B. thought; was going   

C. have thought; is going    D. had thought; had gone

–Mr Zhu, can I go to meet you at four tomorrow afternoon?

–All right, I _____ to my office from a conference by then. I will be waiting for you there.

A. have come back  B. will come back  C. will have come back  D. will be coming back

Mary         control of herself while she          about the traffic accident.

   A. was losing; was asking                                                 B. lost; was being asked

   C. has lost; was asked                                               D. had lost; asked