97. She _____ to the office than she got down to writing the report.

A. has no sooner got B. had hardly got　 C. no sooner got　 D. had no sooner got

96. He _____ articles for our wall-newspaper these three years, and he _____ about forty articles.

A. has been writing； has written　　　 B. has been writing； wrote

C. is writing； has been writing　　　 　　　 D. has written； has written

95. - Look at the black clouds. It ____ soon.

- Sure. If only we ____ out.

A. is raining； didn’t come　　　　　　 B. is to rain； won’t start

C. will rain； haven’t started　　　　 D. is going to rain； hadn’t come

94. The children ____ very quiet；I wonder what they ____ up to.

A. were； are being B. are being；are　　 C. are；do　　　 　　　　 D. are being；do

93. Jim talked for about half an hour yesterday. Never ____ him talk so much.

A. I heard　　　 　 B. did I hear　　 　　 C. I had heard　 　　 D. had I heard

92. -____ Betty this morning?

- Not yet, but she is sure to be here before noon.

A. Have you seen 　 B. Will you see　 　　 C. Do you see　 　 D. Did you see

91. - Are you a visitor here?

- That’s right. I ____ round the world and now my dream of coming to China ____ true.

A. have traveled；has come　　　 　　　 　　B. was traveling had been come

C. am traveling；has come　　　 　　 　　D. have traveled；has been come

90. All but one _____ take part in the conference ＿＿ tomorrow.

A. is going to that is to take place　　　 B. are going to that is about to take place

C. are going to that is to be taken place D. are going to； which is to be held

89. - Is Tom still smoking?

- No. By next Saturday he ____ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.

A. will go　 　 B. will have gone　　 C. will have been　　 D. has been going

88. I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but _____.

A. I’m not invited 　　　　 　　　　　　　B. I was not invited

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