97. (1) 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

　 (2) The discussion _______ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.

　 A. was coming　　　　　 B. had come　　　　　　　 C. has come　　　　　　　 D. came

　 (3) It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847---1931) _______ the world leading inventor for sixty years.

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

　 (4) --- Well, that was really a good meal. I _______ you were a really good cook.

　　　 --- Thank you.

　 A. didn’t know　　　　　 B. don’t know　　　　　　 C. haven’t known　　　 D. hadn’t known

　 (5) --- How long _______ in Ji’nan?

　　　 --- For just the weekend. I was back shortly after the meeting.

　 A. did you stay　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have you stayed　　　　　　

C. were you staying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are you staying

96. (1) --- Excuse me. Did you notice whether the No 178 bus had gone by?

　　　 --- Not ______ I’ve been standing here.　　

　 (2) --- Excuse me. Did you notice whether the No 178 bus had gone by?

　　　 --- Not ______ I began to stand here.

　 A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. while

95. (1) It was some time later ______ we realize the truth.

　 (2) It was some time ______ we realize the truth.

　 A. until　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

94. (1) --- May I go and play with Tom this afternoon, Mum?

　　　 --- No. You can’t go out ______ your homework is being done.

　 (2) --- May go and play with Tom this afternoon, Mum?

　　　 --- No. You can’t go out ______ your homework is done.

　 A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　　　　 D. if

93. (1) --- Lend me some more money, will you?

--- Sorry, I’ve got ____________ at hand myself. You know the MP3 player cost me all I had just now.

　 (2) --- I’ve looked everywhere, but I haven’t found any black ink.

　　　 --- Then, I’m afraid there is ______ left.

　 (3) --- Have you got anything interesting to tell us?

　　　 --- _______________.

　 A. no one　　　　　　　　　 B. none　　　　　　　　　　　 C. neither　　　　　　　　　 D. nothing

92. (1) --- What’s wrong with your coat?

　　　 --- Just now when I wanted to get off the bus, the man next to me ______ on it.

　 A. sat　　　　　　　　　 B. had sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. had been sitting　　　　　　 D. was sitting

　 (2) The manager had fallen asleep where he ______, without undressing.

　 A. was laying　　　 B. was lying　　　　　　　　　　　 C. had laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had lied

91. (1) 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

　 (2) By the time you arrive in London, we ______ in Europe for two weeks.

　 A. shall stay　　　　 B. have stayed　　　　　　　　　 C. will have stayed　　 D. have been staying

90. (1) --- What should I do with this passage?

　　　 --- ______ the main idea of each paragraph.

　 (2) --- What made him so worried?

　　　 --- ______ the main idea of each paragraph.

　 (3) --- Why is he reading the passage in such a loud voice?

　　 　--- ______ the main idea of each paragraph.

　 A. Finding out　　　　　　 B. Found out　　　　 C. Find out　　　　　　　　　 D. To find out

89. (1) Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she ______ went wrong again.

　 (2) The washing machine Mrs. Brown ______ went wrong again.

　 A. had had repaired　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had repaired　　　　　

C. repair　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. repaired

　 (3) Who would you like to _______ the letter to the headmaster’s office?

　 A. have written　　　　 B. have write　　　　　　　 C. write　　　　　　　 D. writing

88. (1) I can think of many cases ______ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldn’t write a good essay.

　 (2) He got himself into a dangerous situation ______he is likely to lose control over the plane.

　 A. why　　　　　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where