－You haven’t said a word about my new coat，Brenda．Do you like it?

－I’m sorry, I ________ anything about it sooner．I certainly think it’s pretty on you．

A．wasn’t saying

B．don’t say

C．won’t say

D．didn’t say

－Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?

－I ________, but I had an unexpected visitor．

A．had

B．would

C．was going to

D．did

－Nancy is not coming tonight．

－But she ________!

A．promises

B．promised

C．will promise

D．had promised

My brother ________ while he ________ his bicycle and hurt himself．

A．fell; was riding

B．fell; were riding

C．had fallen; had ride

D．had fallen; was riding

－Come in, Peter, I want to show you something．

－Oh, how nice of you!I ________ you ________ to bring me a gift．

A．never think; are going

B．never thought; were going

C．didn’t think; were going

D．hadn’t thought; were going

－We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time．

－What do you suppose ________ to her?

A．was happening

B．to happen

C．has happened

D．having happened

－Do you know our city at all?

－No, this is the first time I ________ here．

A．was

B．have been

C．came

D．am coming

－We could have walked to the station, it was so near．

－Yes．A taxi ________ at all necessary．

A．wasn’t

B．hadn’t been

C．wouldn’t be

D．won’t be

－Your phone number again?I ________ quite catch it．

－It’s 9563442．

A．didn’t

B．couldn’t

C．don’t

D．can’t

－I’m sorry to keep you waiting．

－Oh, not at all．I ________ here only a few minutes．

A．have been

B．had been

C．was

D．will be