24. [2010·河北石家庄市二模] -Mom, where　　　 you put my coat?

　　 -I left it on the sofa when you　　　 breakfast.

A. had;were having　 B. do;are having　 C. did;were having　 D. would;had

24C 此题考查动词时态。第一空强调过去的动作“妈妈，你把我的大衣放在哪里了？”；第二空用过去进行时，“你吃早饭的时候，我把它放在沙发上了”。

23. [2010·河南示范性高中五校4月联考]－Have you read the novel?

－Yes. I ____it three times while I was in university.

A. had read　 　　　　 B. read　 　　　　　　　　 C. have read　 　　　 D. was reading

23B考查动词时态。此处一般过去时仅表示在过去(大学期间)发生的事情(这篇小说读过三遍)。故选B。

22. [2010·河南示范性高中五校4月联考]The unemployment rate in this city ____ from 7% to 6% in the past two years.

A. has fallen　 B. had fallen　　　　　　 C. is falling　 D. was falling

22A考查动词时态。根据in the past two years可知，用现在完成时。

21. [2010·拉萨中学6次月考]John and I ________ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we _______ each other a couple of times before that.

A. had been; have seen　　　 B. have been; have seen

C. had been; had seen　　　　 D. have been; had seen

21D 考查动词时态。句意：我和约翰成为朋友已经8年了。我们首次认识是在一次圣诞节聚会上。可是在这之前我们相互见过几次面。根据句意选D。

20．[2010·海南五校联考]My headache 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; was going

20B考查动词时态。句意：我原以为头痛会消失的。可现在它变得越来越严重了。根据句意选B。

19. [2010·甘肃省第二次联考]Only lately 　　　　　about the dark secrets behind the seemingly-happy marriage of the golf star Tiger Woods.

A. the public have known　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. were the public known　

C. have the public known　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the public knew

19C考查动词时态及部分倒装。此处only lately置于句首，后文应部分倒装；根据句意“人们已经知道”可知用现在完成时。

18.[2010·重庆西南师大5月模拟]Miss Li ________ as a biology teacher for fifteen years in our school, and now she is Party secretary of our city.

A. works　　　　　 B. worked　　　　　 C. had worked　　　 D. has worked

18B考查动词时态。句意：李老师曾经在我们学校当了15年的生物老师，现在她是我们市的党委书记。根据句意过去当了15年的生物老师可知用一般过去时。故选B。

16.[2010·浙江温州中学高三下4月月考] My money ______ . I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve ______ in hand.

A. has run out ; none　　　　　　　　 B. is running out ; none　

C. has been run out ; nothing　　 D. is being run out ; nothing

16B考查动词时态。第一空用现在进行时表示一般将来时，句意：我的钱快用完了；第二空考查代词的用法，此处none没有一点钱。

17 [2010·拉萨中学6次月考]–Did you go to the show last night?

–Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area _______ invited.

A. were　 B. have been　　　 C. has been　　　 D. was

17D考查动词时态及主谓一致。此处every boy and girl作主语谓语动词用单数形式，“昨天晚上被邀请”用一般过去时。

15.[2010·上海市徐汇区高三二模] We will be losing money this year unless that new economic plan of yours ______ miracle.

A. works　 　　　　　　　　　 B. is working　　　　　　　　

C. will be working 　　　　　　　　D. worked

15A 考查动词时态。句意：今年我们将损失一些钱除非你的那个新经济计划产生奇迹。在条件状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时。故选A。

14. [2010·浙江宁波十校联考]　　 ---Has Li Lei finished his work today?

--- I have no idea, but he ______ it when I saw him this morning.

A. had done 　 　　　　 B. would do 　　　　　　 C. was doing 　 D. did

14C考查动词时态。语境：--今天李雷完成他的工作了吗？----我不知道，但我今早看到他时他在工作。根据句意及时间状语when I saw him this morning可知用过去进行时。