高中英语语法专练

高中英语语法专题训练 (时态·语态)

1. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to consider
2. We plan to reach the North Pole in mid-July, and by then we ________ for six months.
A. are walking B. have been walking
C. will be walking D. will have walked
3. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ________ visiting a museum when the
earthquake struck.
A. was B. were C. had been D. would be
4. 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
5. 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
6. --- What’s that terrible noise?
--- The neighbors ________ for a party.
A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare
7. --- Why did you leave that position?
--- I ________ a better position at IBM.
A. offer B. offered C. am offered D. was offered
8. --- ________ leave at the end of this month.
--- I don’t think you should do that until ________ another job.
A. I’m going to; you’d found B. I’m going to; you’ve found
C. I’ll; you’ll find D. I’ll; you’d find
9. --- Your job ________ open for your return.
--- Thanks.
A. will be kept B. will keep C. had kept D. had been kept
10. --- Where did you put the car keys?
--- Oh, I ________ I put them on the chair because the phone rang as I ________ in.
A. remembered; come B. remembered; was coming
C. remember; come D. remember; was coming
11. --- I’m sorry, but there’s no smoking on this flight.
--- Oh, I ________ that. Sorry, I won’t again.
A. don’t know B. didn’t know C. won’t know D. haven’t known
12. --- Hi, Tracy, you look tired.
--- I am tired. I ________ the living room all day.
A. painted B. had painted C. have been painting D. have painted
13. He ________ in school for five months before his mother took him out of school.
A. has studied B. has learned C. had been D. would be
14. I ________ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the New Year.
A. will play B. have played C. played D. play
15. --- Do you know when she ________?
--- No, but I’ll call you as soon as she ________.

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A. will come; comes B. comes; will come
C. will come; will come D. comes; comes
16. Who can you imagine ________ to his wedding party?
A. inviting B. being invited
C. was invited D. to be invited
17. A library with five thousand books ________ to the nation as a gift.
A. is offered B. has offered
C. are offered D. have offered
18. Shakespeare was said ________ 37 famous plays in his lifetime.
A. finishing writing B. to finish writing
C. having written D. to have written
19. ________ good, the roast turkeys ________ well.
A. Tasting; sell B. Tasted; are sold C. They are tasting; sell D. They are tasted; sell
20.
A. washes; lasts B. is washed; lasted
C. washes; is lasted D. is washing; lasting
21. How much do you think that vase ________?
A. is cost B. used C. was paid for D. cost
22. An exhibition of paintings ________ at the museum next week.
A. are to be held B. is to be held C. are holding D. will hold
23. I'm sorry, sir. Your recorder isn't ready yet. It ________ in the factory.
A. is being repaired B. is repaired
C. has been repaired D. hasn't repaired
24. ________ that they can pass the written exam this time.
A. That is hoped B. It is hoped C. That hopes D. It hopes
25. In a room above the store, where a party ________, some workers were busily setting the
table.
A. was to be held . B. has been held
C. will be held D. is being held
26. The question asked by him is hard ________.
A. to answer B. to be answered C. to be answering D. for answer
27. How sweet the music ________!
A. sounds to be B. is sounded C. is sounded to be D. sounds
28. He received a telegram ________
A. written B. said C. reading D. writing
29. The classroom ________ 30 feet long.
A. measures B. is measured C. has D. has length
30. Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which ________ the Pacific,
and we met no storms.
A. was called B. is called C. had been called D. has been called
31. 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
32. The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front ________ to arrive.

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A. is expected B. is expecting C. expects D. will be expected
33. --- Hey, look, where are you going? --- Oh, I’m terribly sorry. ________.
A. I’m not noticing B. I don’t noticing C. I haven’t noticed D. I wasn’t noticing
34. --- You haven’t been to Beijing, have you?
--- ________. How I wish to go there!
A. Yes, I have B. Yes, I haven’t C. No, I have D. No, I haven’t
35. So far this year we ________ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.
A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen
36. --- Do you know our town at all?
--- No, this is the first time I ________ here.
A. was B. have been C. came D. am coming
37. --- Have you ________ been to our town before?
--- No, it’s the first time I ________ here.
A. even; come B. even; have come C. ever; come D. ever; have come
38. --- Nancy is not coming tonight.
--- But she ________!
A. promises B. promised C. will promise D. had promised
39. My uncle ________ until he was forty-five.
A. married B. didn’t marry C. was not marrying D. would marry
40. --- You haven’t said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it?
--- I’m sorry I ________ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty on you.
A. wasn’t saying B. don’t say C. won’t say D. didn’t say
41. As she ________ the newspaper, Granny ________ asleep.
A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell
C. was reading; was falling D. read; fell
42. The manager had fallen asleep where he ________, without undressing.
A. was laying B. was lying C. had laid D. had lied
43. The little girl ________ her heart out because she ________ her toy bear and believed she
wasn’t ever going to find it.
A. had cried, lost B. cried, had lost
C. has cried, has lost D. cries, has lost
44. --- Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.
--- Oh! I thought they ________ without me.
A. went B. are going C. have gone D. had gone
45. If a man ________ succeed, he must work as hard as he can.
A. will B. is to C. is going to D. should
46. --- You’ve left the light on.
--- Oh, so I have. ________ and turn it off.
A. I’ll go B. I’ve gone C. I go D. I’m going
47. By the time Jane gets home, her aunt ________ for London to attend a meeting.
A. will leave B. leaves C. will have left D. left
48. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ________ office soon.
A. leaves B. would leave C. left D. had left
49. --- Can I join the club, Dad?

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--- You can when you ________ a bit older.
A. get B. will get C. are getting D. will have got
50. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they ________.
A. have survived B. are to survive C. would survive D. will survive
51. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he ________ from the university next
year.
A. will graduate B. will have graduated C. graduates D. is to graduate
52. 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
53. ________ it with me and I’ll see what I can do.
A. When left B. Leaving C. If you leave D. Leave
54. --- Why didn’t you put your cellphone in your overcoat pocket?
--- I was afraid it ________.
A. would be stolen B. was stolen C. will be stolen D. is stolen
55. --- Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?
--- Yes, since she ________ the Chinese Society.
A. has joined B. joins C. had joined D. joined
56. No one ________ this building without the permission of the police.
A. is leaving B. is to leave C. has left D. will be leaving
57. I need one more stamp before my collection ________.
A. has completed B. completes C. has been completed D. is completed
58. Cleaning women in big cities usually get ________ by the hour.
A. pay B. paying C. paid D. to pay
59. Books of this kind ________ well.
A. sell B. sells C. are sold D. is sold
60. Hundreds of jobs ________ if the factory closes.
A. lose B. will be lost C. are lost D. will lose
61. A new cinema ________ here. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built
62. The new suspension（悬浮）bridge ________ by the end of last month.
A. has been designed B. had been designed
C. was designed D. would be designed
63. This is Ted’s photo. We miss him a lot. He ________ when trying to save a child in the
earthquake.
A. killed B. is killed C. was killed D. was killing
64. I feel it is your husband who ________ for the spoiled child.
A. is to blame B. is going to blame
C. is to be blamed D. should blame
65. Rainforests ________ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the
near future.
A. cut B. are cut C. are being cut D. had been cut



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