12. --- If the traffic hadn’t been so heavy, I could have been back by 6 o’clock.

　 --- What a pity!　 Tina _____ here to see you.

A. is　　　　　　 　　　　 　B. was　　　　　　　 　　 C. would be　　　　　 D. has been

11. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing. People _____　 to ask how I am going to spend the money.

A. phone　　　　　 B. will phone　　　　 　　　 C. were phoning　　　 D. are phoning

10. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth ______ each year.

A. is washing away　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is being washed away

C. are washing away　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are being washed away

9. I ________ you not to move my dictionary----now I can’t find it.

A. asked　　 　　　　　 　B. ask　　 　　　　　　　 C. was asking　 　　　　 　　　 D. had asked

8. The county life he was used to _____ greatly since 1992.

A. change　　　　 B. has changed　　　　 C. changing　　　 D. have changed

7. He _____ more than 5,000 English words when he entered the university at the age of 15.

A. has learned　　　 B. would have learned　 .C learned　　　 D. had learned

6. Scientists think that the continents _______ always where they _______ today.

A. aren’t; are　　　　 　　　 B. aren’t; were　　 　　 C. weren’t; are　　　 　 　D. weren’t; were

5. According to the art dealer, the painting _____ to go for at least a million dollars.

A. is expected　　 　 　B. expects　　　 　　　 　C. expected　　 　　　　 　　D. is expecting

4. ---- Why did you leave that position?

---- I _____ a better position at IBM.

A. offer　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. offered　　　 　　　 　C. am offered　　　 　 D. was offered

3. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people _____to eat more fruit and vegetables.

A. persuade　　 　　 B. will persuade　　 　　 C. be persuaded　 　　　 　D. are persuaded