17. ----Would you have come to his help, had you been free?

----Yes. But I ____ engaged.

A. was　　　　　 B. were　　　　 C. had been　　　　 D. would be

16. ----Was the driving pleasant when you went to

Australia last year?

　 　 ---- No, it ___ for four days when we arrived, so the

roads were very muddy.

　 A. was raining　　 　　　 B. had been raining

　 C. would be raining　 D. has rained

15. E-mail, as well as telephones, ___ an important part in daily communication.

A. is being played　　　　　　　 　　　 B. are playing　　　

C. have played　　　　　　　　　 D. is playing

14. When she ___ I didn’t have much time to talk, because I ___ for Beijing in two hours.

　 A. phoned; was leaving　

　B. has phoned; am leaving

　 C. phoned; have left　　　

D. phones; will leave

13.　 ----What happened to the postman?

----I don’t know. He ___ around here for a long time.

A. hadn’t seen　　　　　　 B. didn’t see　　　　　　　

C. wasn’t seen　　　　　　 D. hasn’t been seen

12.　 They said good-bye, little knowing that they ___ again.

A. were never met　　　　　　　 B. will never meet　　　

C. never met　　　　　　　　　　　 D. were never to meet

11.　 ----What were you doing when Tom came to see you?

----I ___ on my overcoat and ___ to visit a friend of mine.

A. have just put; leaving　　　　　　　　 B. was put; was left

C. had just put; was leaving　　　　　　 D. was putting; left

10.　 ---- Do you like the material?

---- Yes, it ___ very soft.

A. is feeling 　　　　 B. felt 　　　　 C. feels　　　　 D. is felt

9.　　　 ----Where ____?

----I got caught in the traffic, or I would have been here earlier.

A. did you go　　　　　　　　　　 B. had you gone　　　　

C. have you been　　　　　　　 D. were you going

8.　　　 The two boys argued and then hit each other; all the four parents ___ at one another.

A. had arrived and shouted　　　　　　 B. arriving and shouting　　　　　

C. arrived and shouted　　　　　　　　　　 D. arrived and shouting