38.[2003北京] The news came as no surprise to me. I ________ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

37.[2003北京] —________ David and Vicky ________ married?

—For about three years.

34.[2001全国] Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology ________ so rapidly.

A. is changing  B. has changed  C. will have changed  D. will change

32.[2000全国] —How are you today?

—Oh, I ________ as ill as I do now for a very long time.

30.[1999全国] —Hey, look where you are going!

—Oh, I'm terribly sorry. ________ .

29.[1999全国] The price ________ , but I doubt whether it will remain so.

28.[1998全国] Cleaning women in big cities usually get ________ by the hour.

26.[1998全国] Shirley ________ a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it.

23.[1997全国]—Who is Jerry Cooper?

—________ ? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.

22.[1997全国]—Is this raincoat yours?

—No, mine ________ there behind the door.