9. Great changes ______________(take) place in my hometown in the past ten years.

8. Millie _________(write) a composition while Simon________(clean) the classroom.

7. I found the boy ______________ (play) the violin when I went into the room.

6. The doctors are saving a______________(die) old man now.

5. They look the same. We can 　　_______　 (hard) tell the differences between them.

4. I had 　　______ 　(get) up in the morning to begin my business ten years ago.

3. Hurry up! Daniel! We 　__________　　 (leave) in ten minutes.

2. They 　　　______　 (not find) out the answer until I 　　　(tell)them next Monday.

1. The Weather Report is _____________ (broadcast) every night on CCTV 1.

15. I think no news __________ good news, he will be back soon.

A is　　　　　 B are　　　　　　 C was studying　 D studied