26. The careless driver has just been _____ $10 for stopping his car at a sign that ______ “ No Parking”.

A. punished; read　　　 B. fined; reads　

C. punished; is written　 D. fined; is written (B)

25. The dictionary still ____ where I ____ it a moment ago.

A. lies; laid　 B. lied; lay　 C. laid; laid　 D. lies; lay (A)

24. John as well as the other children who _____ no parents ______ good care of in the village.

A. have; is being taken　　 B. have; has taken　

C. has; is taken　　　　　 D. has; have been taken (A)

23. --- Alice’s second-hand computer ______ wrong although she used it only once.

--- You’d better go to check it.

A. went　 B. has gone　 C. is going　　 D. had gone (A)

22. Glad to see you back. How long ______ in Russia?

A. did you stay　　　 B. have you stayed　　

C. were you staying　 D. have you been staying　 (A)

21. --- Sorry.　 I _____ to post the letter for you.

--- Never mind. ______ it myself after school.

A. forget; I’d rather post　　 B. forgot; I’m going to post

C. forgot; I’ll post　　　　　 D. forget; I’ll better post 　( C)

21.--- You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you?

　 --- Yes, but much _______.

　 A. remains to do　 B. is remained to do　

C. remains to be done　 D. is remained to be done　 ( C)

20. --- I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.

--- You ______ your temper but that’s OK.

A. have lost　 B. had lost　 C. did lose　　 D were losing　 ( C)

19. The new dictionaries are very useful. They _____ well and _____ already.

A. sell; have been sold out　　 B. sold; had sold out　

C. sell; sell out　　 D. are sold; have been sold out　 (A)

20--- Are all the titles of the articles　 _______ in the contents?

　 --- Yes, all ______.

　 A. listed; included　　 B. listing; includes　

　C. listed; including　　 D. being listed; being included (A)

18. The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he _______ in the mud all morning.

　A. has played　 B. is playing　 C. has been playing　　 D. was playing　 (C)