16. Did you tell me that there ____ an English test the next week?

　　A. would be B. will be C. is D. were

　　17. — Did you meet the pianist at the station?

　　— No, he ____ by the time I ____ there.

　　A. had left; got B. has left; reached

　　C. was leaving; got D. left; had got

　　18. I should very much like to have gone to that party of theirs, but ____.

　　A. I’m not invited B. I have not been invited

　　C. I was not invited D. I had not been invited

　　19. — How is the boy?

　　— Sorry. He ____ though the doctor made every effort to save him.

　　A. died B. was dead C. had died D. has been dead

　　20. — Bob must be wealthy.

　　— Yes, he ____ more in one day than I do in a week.

　　A. is earning B. earns C. had earned D. has earned

　　21. You can certainly leave the classroom as soon as your homework ____.

　　A. has done B. has been done

　　C. will be done D. will have been done

　　22. — Did you telephone the manager’s office?

　　— Yes, he ____ back before 9 o’clock this morning.

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

　　23. — Would you like to tell me what our teacher said just now?

　　— She said that light ____ faster than sound.

　　A. travels B. traveled C. would travel D. was traveling

　　24. — Has William finished writing his graduation paper yet?

　　— I don’t know exactly, but he ____ all day.

　　A. is writing B. has been writing

　　C. was writing D. wrote

　　25. When you come into the exhibition hall, you can see a large board with a notice on it, saying visitors ____ not to touch the exhibits.

　　A. will request B. request C. are requesting D. are requested

　　26. SARS ____ in Hong Kong in the winter of 2002.

　　A. was broken out B. was broke out

　　C. broke out D. was breaking out

　　27. — The Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei is here already.

　　— I ____ he ____ until tomorrow.

　　A. think; is coming

　　B. thought; would come

　　C. didn’t think; was coming

　　D. don’t think; will come

　　28. The couple ____. I really don’t know why.

　　A. always quarrel

　　B. are always quarreling

　　C. have always quarreled

　　D. have always been quarreled

　　29. — My sister finished school three years ago.

　　— What ____ these years?

　　A. did she do B. has she been doing

　　C. is she doing D. does she do

　　30. — ____ the sports meeting is likely to be put off.

　　— Yes, it all depends on the weather.

　　A. I’ve been told B. I’ve told

　　C. I was telling D. I told