You ____ things about. Look, what a mess in your room!

     A. always throw 

     B. have always thrown

     C. are always throwing

     D. have always been throwing

You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but ____, it is fairly good.

     A. on the whole    B. generally speaking

     C. above all      D. on one hand

— What’s the matter?

   — The shoes don’t fit properly. They＿＿＿＿my feet.

A. are hurting    B. will hurt      C. have hurt        D. are hurt

— Can you give me the right answer?

   — Sorry, I ＿＿.Would you repeat that question?

A. hadn’t listened  B. haven’t listened  C. don’t listen  D. wasn’t listening

The traffic in our city is already good and it ＿＿even better.

A. gets        B. got              C. has got       D. is getting

About 170 people _____ and dozens more _____ after a flood hit an Indonesian town last week.

A. were killed; are still missing           B. have been killed; were still missing

C. are killed; are still missing             D. had been killed; were still missing

They _____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _____ it as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working      B. had worked; were still working

C. have been working; have worked        D. have worked; are still working

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

She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ______ 50 million.

A. have reached      B. has reached        C. are reaching       D. had reached

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