夜雨聆风1. People believe that the young athlete ______ from knee pain for nearly two months.
A. suffers
B. has been suffering
C. was suffering
D. would suffer
2. Tom can’t ride his shared bike now because it ______ by the maintenance worker.
A. is being checked
B. checks
C. has checked
D. was checked
3. A great many ancient buildings ______ by heavy floods in the past five years.
A. ruined
B. are ruined
C. have been ruined
D. were ruining
4. Lots of fishing boats ______ away by strong storms ever since the typhoon arrived last night.
A. washed
B. have been washed
C. are washing
D. had washed
5. The boy said that he ______ reading novels instead of hanging out when he lived alone.
A. prefers
B. preferred
C. will prefer
D. has preferred
6. Look! The little girl ______ by her mother after falling off the slide.
A. comforts
B. is being comforted
C. was comforted
D. has comforted
7. By the time the rescuers arrived, most of the trapped villagers ______ by local volunteers.
A. were saved
B. have saved
C. had been saved
D. are saving
8. Every winter, this kind of warm coat ______ well in northern cities.
A. sells
B. is sold
C. sold
D. will be sold
9. The manager promised that all customers’ demands ______ within three working days.
A. meet
B. are met
C. would be met
D. had met
10. I ______ for my lost passport all the morning and I still haven’t found it.
A. search
B. was searching
C. have been searching
D. will search
11. When the power cut happened last night, the scientist ______ samples in the lab.
A. examines
B. is examining
C. was examining
D. has examined
12. All the valuable paintings in the gallery ______ to a safer place tomorrow morning.
A. will be moved
B. move
C. are moving
D. had moved
13. He told us that he ______ on his graduation paper the whole night the day before.
A. works
B. is working
C. had been working
D. has worked
14. This old bridge ______ at the river crossing for over one hundred years.
A. stands
B. has stood
C. was standing
D. will stand
15. The workers ______ a new community park these days, so the road is closed temporarily.
A. are building
B. build
C. built
D. have built
16. Before I traveled to Canada, I ______ of such a special traditional festival.
A. never hear
B. never heard
C. had never heard
D. have never heard
17. The teacher announced that the sports meeting ______ off until next Friday because of rain.
A. puts
B. will put
C. would be put
D. was putting
18. Usually, fresh fruit ______ in the fridge to stay tasty for a longer time.
A. keeps
B. is kept
C. kept
D. was kept
19. We ______ the travel plan for two hours, but we haven’t reached an agreement yet.
A. discuss
B. discussed
C. have been discussing
D. were discussing
20. At eight o’clock yesterday evening, my sister ______ by a famous journalist online.
A. interviews
B. is interviewed
C. was being interviewed
D. has been interviewed
21. Experts point out that the wildlife ______ gradually due to pollution for decades.
A. disappeared
B. has been disappearing
C. was disappearing
D. would disappear
22. I can’t use the office printer now—it ______ by the technical staff.
A. is being fixed
B. fixes
C. has fixed
D. was fixed
23. Countless ancient villages ______ by extreme weather in the past decade.
A. damaged
B. are damaged
C. have been damaged
D. were damaging
24. Many fishing nets ______ out to deep sea by strong ocean currents since the storm hit the coast.
A. carried
B. have been carried
C. are carrying
D. had carried
25. He admitted that he ______ quiet reading rather than noisy parties when he studied overseas.
A. enjoys
B. enjoyed
C. will enjoy
D. has enjoyed
26. Listen! The injured little boy ______ down by the nurse beside the bed.
A. calms
B. is being calmed
C. was calmed
D. has calmed
27. By the time firefighters rushed to the spot, all the trapped residents ______ by nearby villagers.
A. were rescued
B. have rescued
C. had been rescued
D. are saving
28. This type of handmade notebook ______ well among teenagers every summer vacation.
A. sells
B. is sold
C. sold
D. will be sold
29. The boss assured his workers that their reasonable demands ______ within one week.
A. satisfy
B. are satisfied
C. would be satisfied
D. had satisfied
30. I ______ for my lost admission ticket the whole afternoon and haven’t found it yet.
A. look
B. was looking
C. have been looking
D. will look
31. A sudden heavy rain broke out last night while we ______ plant samples in the mountain.
A. collect
B. are collecting
C. were collecting
D. have collected
32. All precious cultural relics in the old temple ______ to a new museum next Monday.
A. will be transported
B. transport
C. are transporting
D. had transported
33. She told me that she ______ her graduation essay the whole night the previous day.
A. writes
B. is writing
C. had been writing
D. has written
34. The ancient stone tower ______ on the mountain top for more than 300 years.
A. stands
B. has stood
C. was standing
D. will stand
35. Local builders ______ a riverside walking street these weeks, so the road is blocked.
A. are constructing
B. construct
C. constructed
D. have constructed
36. Before she went abroad for further study, she ______ such amazing natural scenery.
A. never see
B. never saw
C. had never seen
D. have never seen
37. The headmaster said the school sports meeting ______ off till next month because of bad weather.
A. puts
B. will put
C. would be put
D. was putting
38. Normally, fresh vegetables ______ in cool places to keep fresh longer.
A. stores
B. are stored
C. stored
D. was stored
39. We ______ about the cooperation plan for three hours, but no agreement has been reached.
A. negotiate
B. negotiated
C. have been negotiating
D. were discussing
40. At nine o’clock last night, the famous writer ______ live on national television.
A. interviews
B. is interviewed
C. was being interviewed
D. has been interviewed