18. I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but ____.

　　A. I’m not invited　　　　　　　　 　B. I have not been invited

　　 C. I was not invited　　　　　　　　D. I had not been invited

17. - Did you meet the pianist at the station?

　　 - No, he ____ by the time I ____ there.

　　A. had left; got　　　　　　　　　 　B. has left; reached　　

　　 C. was leaving; got　　　　　　 　　 D. left; had got

16. Did you tell me that there ____ an English test the next week?

　　A. would be　　　　 B. will be　　　 　　 C. is　　　　　 　 D. were

15. I’m glad you’ve come, Miss Rose; I ____ you, but you’ve saved me the trouble now.

　　A. am going to call　　　　　　　　　 B. was about to call

　　C. had called　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. am to call

14. - What else did you do this morning besides doing the shopping?

　　- Two hours ____ washing the windows and floor.

　　A. were taken　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was spent　　

　　 C. has taken　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will be spent

13. Mr. Ham felt that he himself, rather than Alice and Lisa, ____ for the coldness that had grown between

them.

　　A. were to blame　　　　　　　　　　 　B. was to be blamed

　　C. were to be blamed　　　　　　　 　 D. was to blame

12. - You must be surprised and excited to see the film star here.

　　- You’re right. ____.

　　A. I don’t expect to see her here

　　 B. I didn’t expect to see her here

　　C. I am expecting to see her here

　　 D. I expected to see her here

11. An order has come that the police should find out where the thief ____ .

　　 A. hides　　　　　　 　B. was hiding　　　　 　 C. hiding　　　　 　 D. is hidden

10. As we stood on the top of the hill, we could see the beautiful scene that ____ before us.

　　 A. had spread　　　　　 B. has spread　　 　　　 C. spread　　　　　　 D. spreads

9. Professor Haley told me that he ____ by many of his students at the railway station.

　　A. had been seen off　　　　　　　　 　B. have been seen off

　　C. had seen off　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. have seen off