English has been spoken in the southeast of Scotland ________ as long a time as it has been spoken in England．

since

for

when

the time

Since I won the big prize，my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing．People ________ to ask how I am going to spend the money．

phone

were phoning

are phoning

will phone

Scientists think that the continents ________ always where they ________ today．

aren’t; are

aren’t; were

weren’t; are

weren’t; were

He is hoping to go abroad but his parents ________ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank．

were deciding

have decided

decided

will decide

I don’t have enough money to buy the ring．It ________ too much．

costs

is costing

will cost

have cost

I can’t see any coffee in this cupboard．________?

Has it all been finished

Was it all finished

Has it all finished

Did it all finish

(经典回放)In ________, the northerners are keen on dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice．

common

total

general

particular

As soon as he comes back, I’ll tell him when ________ and see him．

you will come

will you come

you come

do you come

An old woman, living nearby, ________ by collecting the left food in the school dinning room．

making a life

makes a life

makes to living

makes life

A great idea ________ me that I bent to pick a stone when I came across a dog．

was occurred to

occurred

to occur

occurred to