31. I arrived late; I _____ the road to be so icy. (2004 北京春招　 30)

　　 A. wouldn't expect　　　　 　 B. haven't expected　 C. hadn't expected　　　　 D. wasn't expecting

30. ---Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on. (2004 北京春招　 24)

　　 ---Where was I?

　　 ---You ______ you didn't like your father's job.

　　 A. had said　 B. said　　　　 　C. were saying　 　　 D. had been saying

29. How can you possibly miss the news? It _______ on TV all day long. (2004 北京春招　 21)

　　 A. has been B. had been　　　　 C. was　　　　 D. will be

28. News reports say peace talks between the two countries ____ with no agreement reached.

　　 A. have broken down　 B. have broken out C. have broken in　 D. have broken up (NMET2003　 31)

27. Why don't you put the meat in the fridge? It will ____ fresh for several days.(NMET2003　 30)

　　 A. be stayed　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　 C. be staying　 　　　　D. have stayed

26. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness____.

　　 A. has grown　　　　 B. is growing　　　 C. grew　　　　　　 D. had grown　

25. The silence of the library ______ only by the sound of pages being turned over.

　　 A.has been broken　　　 B.breaks　　 C. broke　　 D.was broken　 (NMET2003　 安徽春招 33)

24. With the rapid growth of population, the city ______ in all directions in the past five years.

　　 A.spreads　　　 B.has spread　　 C.spread　　　　 D.had spread　　 (NMET2003　 安徽春招 21)

23. I wonder why Jenny _____ us resently. We should have heard from her by now.(NMET2002　 29)

　　 A.hasn't written　　 　　　　B.doesn't write　　　　 C.won't write　　　　　 D.hadn't written

22.---You haven't said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it ?

　　 ---I'm sorry I ______ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it's pretty on you. (NMET2002 23)

　　 A.wasn't saying　　 B. don't say　　　 C.won't say　　 D. didn't say