14. ---- Tom, did Mr. Li join you in your discussion?

　 ---- No, he _____, but he happened to have fallen ill.

　 A. would like to　　　　 B. will　　　　　

　 C. was to have　　　　　 　　 D. was going to join

13. Good heavens! There you are! We _____ anxious about you, and we _____ you back throughout the night.

　 A. are; expect　　 　 B. were; had expected　　　

　 C. have been; were expecting　　　　　

　 D. are; were expecting

12. ---- You haven’t got the textbook for my chemistry course yet.

　 ---- I know, and we _____ to get it for the last 5 weeks.

　 A. will have been trying　　 B. have been trying　　　

　 C. will be trying 　　 D. had tried

11. ---- Hey. Look where you are going!

　 ---- Oh, I’m terribly sorry ____.　　　　　　

　 A. I’m not noticing　　 B. I wasn’t noticing　　　

　 C. I haven’t noticed　 D. I don’t notice

10. The chairman’s speech ______ the radio when I turned it on.

　 A. was broadcast on　 　 B. was being broadcast on　

　 C. was broadcasting in D. broadcast over

9. It _____ long before we _____ the result of the experiment.　　　　 　

　 A. will not be; will know　　　　　 B. is; will know 　　

　 C. will not be; know　　　　 　　 D. is; know

8. Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had ____ went wrong again.

　　　 A. it to repair　　　　 B. it repaired　　　　

　　 C. repaired　　　　　　 D. to be repaired

7. He was angry _________ your work. He said that he _________ at all.

A. at, didn’t satisfy B. to, didn’t satisfy　　　 C. at, wasn’t satisfied　　 D. to, wasn’t satisfied

6. “Do you like the material?” “Yes, it _________ very soft.”

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

5. The bridge, which _________ 1688, needs repairing.

A. is dated from　　 B. was dated from　 C. dates from　 D. dated from