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2023-2024 学年高中语法专项练习单选100 题-一般过去时
1. —______ that company to see how they think of our product yesterday？
—Yes．They are happy with it．
A. Did you call B. Have you called
C. Will you call D. Were you calling
2. The factory used 65 percent of the raw materials, the rest of which ______ saved for other purposes.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
3. The way the guests ______ in the hotel influenced their evaluation of the service.
A. treated B. were treated
C. would treat D. would be treated
4. The publication of Great Expectations, which ______ both widely reviewed and highly praised,
strengthened Dickens' status as a leading novelist.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
5. —Nancy has worked in our company for three years. She speaks French very fluently.
—She ___ French for four years in the university.
A. studied B. had studied C. has studied D. study
6. —Haven't seen you for ages! Where have you been?
—I went to Ningxia and ______ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.
A. stayed B. stay C. had stayed D. am staying
7. —What about your selfdrive trip yesterday?
—Tiring! The road is being widened，and we ______ a rough ride.
A. had B. have C. would have D. have had8. “Never for a second，” the boy says，“______ that my father would come to my rescue.”
A. I doubted B. do I doubt
C. I have doubted D. did I doubt
9. This coastal area ______ a national wildlife reserve last year.
A. was named B. named C. is named D. names
10. —Bob has gone to California.
—Oh，can you tell me when he ______？
A. has left B. left C. is leaving D. would leave
11. —Kevin，you look worried.Anything wrong?
— Well，I ______ a test and I'm waiting for the result.
A. will take B. took C. had taken D. take
12. Not until he went through real hardship ______ the love we have for our families is important.
A. had he realized B. did he realize
C. he realized D. he had realized
13. The famous musician, as well as his students, ______ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012
Taipei Flower Expo.
A. were invited B. was invited
C. have been invited D. has been invited
14. Excuse me.I ______ I was blocking your way.
A. didn't realize B. don't realize
C. haven't realized D. wasn't realizing
15. You've failed to do what you ______ to and I'm afraid the teacher will blame you.
A. will expect B. will be expectedC. expected D. were expected
16. George said that he would come to school to see me the next day，but he ______.
A. wouldn't B. didn't C. hasn't D. hadn't
17. My brother took the pills for only three days before he fully recovered, so the medicine _______ very
effective.（ ）
A. proves B. is proved C. proved D. was proved
18. A few months after he had arrived in China, Mr. Smith ______ in love with the people and culture
there.
A. would fall B. had fallen C. has fallen D. fell
19. The basketball coach, as well as his team, ______ interviewed shortly after the match for their
outstanding performance.
A. were B. was C. is D. are
20. Edward, you play so well. But I ______ you played the piano.
A. didn't know B. hadn't known C. don't know D. haven't known
21. Only after Mary read her composition the second time ______ the spelling mistake.
A. did she notice B. she noticed
C. does she notice D. she has noticed
22. —That must have been a long trip.
—Yeah，it ______ us a whole week to get there.
A. takes B. has taken C. took D. was taking
23. —That must have been a long trip.—Yeah, it ________ us a whole week to get there.
A. takes B. has taken C. took D. was taking
24. At no time ______ the rules of the game.It was unfair to punish them.
A. they actually broke B. do they actually break
C. did they actually break D. they had actually broken
25. Bob would have helped us yesterday, but he ______.
A. was busy B. is busy C. had been busy D. will be busy
26. —What do you think of the movie?
—It's fantastic. The only pity is that I ______ the beginning of it.
A. missed B. had missed C. miss D. would miss
27. I was out of town at the time, so I don't know exactly how it ______.
A. was happening B. happened C. happens D. has happened
28. Only after talking to two students ______ that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in
reaching goals.
A. I did discover B. did I discover
C. I discovered D. discovered I
29. Scientists have many theories about how the universe ______ into being.
A. came B. was coming C. had come D. would come
30. —Did you ask Sophia for help?
—I ______ need to—I managed perfectly well on my own.
A. wouldn't B. don't C. didn't D. won't31. If you don't like the drink you _______, just leave it and try a different one.
A. ordered B. are ordering C. will order D. had ordered
32. I didn't think I'd like the movie，but actually it ______ pretty good.
A. has been B. was C. had been D. would be
33. —Ann is in hospital.
—Oh，really？I ______ know.I ______ go and visit her.
A. didn't；am going to B. don't；would
C. don't；will D. didn't；will
34. —The food here is nice enough.
—My friend ______ me a right place.
A. introduces B. introduced
C. had introduced D. was introducing
35. When I got on the bus，I ______ I had left my wallet at home.
A. was realizing B. realized C. have realized D. would realize
36. The president hopes that the people will be better off when he quits than when he ______.
A. has started B. starts C. started D. will start
37. I'm calling about the apartment you ______ the other day.Could you tell me more about it?
A. advertised B. had advertised
C. are advertising D. will advertise
38. I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers ______ before my eyes.
A. swim B. swum C. swam D. had swum39. Our friendship ______ quickly over the weeks that followed.
A. had developed B. was developing
C. would develop D. developed
40. I felt very tired when I got home，and I ______ straight to bed.
A. go B. went C. had gone D. have gone
41. The three of us ______ around Europe for about a month last summer.
A. travelled B. have travelled
C. had travelled D. travel
42. —I've got to go now.
—Must you？I______you could stay for dinner with us.
A. think B. thought C. have thought D. am thinking
43. —Do you want a lift home?
—It's very kind of you，but I have to work late in the office.I overslept this morning because my alarm clock
______.
A. doesn't go off B. won't go
C. wasn't going off D. didn't go off
44. In 1492，Columbus ______ on one of the Bahama Islands，but he mistook it for an island off India.
A. lands B. landed C. has landed D. had landed
45. The Tiber rattlesnake is now on the endangered spec is list and is extinct in two east m states in which
it once____.
A. thrived B. swelled C. prospered D. flourished
46. The bell rang and ________, heading for the playground in high spirits.
A. rushed out they B. out did they rushC. out rushed they D. out they rushed
47. Sadly, the population of monarch butterflies has __________ dramatically over the recent years.
A. exploded B. crashed C. risen D. spread
48. She could not speak, nor ________ understand anything we said.
A. she could B. she can C. can she D. could she
49. He insisted what he did______right and the man who had spoken ill lot him______.
A. was; be punished B. be; was punished
C. was; was punished D. be; be punished
50. More than one person ________ in the accident.
A. are injured B. has been injured
C. was injured D. injured
51. Hoping he would not be seen, Bob stole in, ___his schoolbag and rushed out.
A. picking up B. picked up
C. to pick up D. having picked up
52. Though ______ to see us，the professor gave us a warm welcome．
A. surprise B. was surprised
C. surprised D. being surprised
53. The State Council ______a document entitled Guidelines on Conducting Covid-19 Prevention und
Control on an Ongoing Basis on January 26, 2023.
A. leaked B. relieved C. released D. obtained
54. The movie ______________________ again last week is Titanic.
A. to be shown B. being shown C. shown D. be shown55. With so many eyes __________ on me, I felt so nervous that I couldn’t say a word.
A. fixing B. fix C. to fix D. fixed
56. Prices of daily goods ______ through a computer can be lower than store prices.
A. are bought B. bought C. been bought D. buying
57. —The movie Lalaland is awesome. It's really a pity that you didn't make it.
—Sorry, I _____. I was too busy then.
A. didn't B. did C. wouldn't D. would
58. In the front of the hall________ a group of pupils, who were listening to the lecture.
A. seated B. sat C. sit D. was sitting
59. Mother ___ the baby gently on the bed.
A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid
60. We _______ two hours making the model plane last night.
A. spend B. spending C. spent D. spended
61. The hen_______ 50 eggs.
A. lied B. lay C. lain D. laid
62. Itˈs the second time that I ________ to Beijing. What great changes! Itˈs years since I________ here
last time.
A. went; had left B. have been; left
C. had been; left D. have been; had left
63. We _______two hours making the model plane last night.
A. spend B. spending C. spent D. spended64. Tommy _______ early so he ______ the school bus.
A. get up; caught B. get up; catch
C. got up; caught D. got up; catch
65. ________ in 1931, the Empire State Building, the highest skyscraper until 1954, ________ the
imagination of the world.
A. Having completed; have inspired
B. Completed; inspired
C. Being completed; had inspired
D. Completing; inspiring
66. I suppose there used to be a car factory in this little town, _______?
A. didn't there B. did there C. do I D. don't I
67. I won’t go to Emei Mountain with my friends for I ________ it the week before last.
A. have visited B. had visited C. visited D. was visiting
68. What ________ me most was the ________ result.
A. depressed; depressing B. depressed; depressed
C. depress; depressing D. depresses; depressing
69. The little girl ______under the tree _____that she had ______ all the books where they were.
A. laying; lay; laid B. lying; lied; laid
C. lying; lied; lain D. laying; lay; lain
70. A quarrel ________ last Sunday, and he ________ his family.
A. was broken out; broke away B. broke out; broke away
C. was broke out; broke away from D. broke out; broke away from71. I’m calling about the apartment you ________ the other day. Could you tell me more about it?
A. advertised B. had advertised
C. are advertising D. will advertise
72. —Haven't you handed in your composition yet?
—Yes. I ______ on it for twenty five minutes.
A. will work B. am working C. would work D. worked
73. It is the second time that I ______ in Beijing. What great changes! It is years since I ______ here last
time.
A. went; had left B. have been; left
C. had been; left D. have been; had left
74. My mother’s health ______ under the pressure of a big project and she had to see the doctor.
A. broke up B. broke away C. broke out D. broke down
75. -I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.
-Oh,how nice!Do you know when she ________？（ ）
A. left B. had left C. has left D. was leaving
76. He hurriedly left, and the rest of the work ______ left to me.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
77. I was told that your father, together with his two students, ______ going to Japan for a visit.
A. would B. was C. were D. had decided
78. I ________ you a valuable present for your birthday, but I ________ money.
A. would have liked to give; ran out of
B. would like to give; was run out of
C. would like to have given; ran out ofD. would like to give; ran out
79. — ________ that he didnˈt dare to move an inch.
— So ________, and so ________ you, were you in the dark.
A. So frightened was he; was he; would
B. He was so frightened; he was; were
C. So frightened was he; he was; would
D. So frightened he was; was he; were
80. The little girl_____under the tree _____ that she had_____ all the books where they were.
A. laying; lay; laid B. lying; lied; laid
C. lying; lied; lain D. laying; lay; lain
81. The news_____ Jim. He was______ at the news.He found the news______.
A. surprised; surprised; surprising
B. surprised; surprising; surprised
C. surprising; surprised; surprised
D. surprising; surprising; surprised
82. Seeing her father come back, ________.
A. tears ran down her cheeks B. her tears ran out
C. she burst into tears D. she burst into crying
83. The country ______ its borders when a wave of refugees ______ in, which put a severe strain on its
social welfare system.
A. scarcely opened; flooded
B. had scarcely opened; had flooded
C. scarcely opened; had flooded
D. had scarcely opened; flooded84. The boy ____on the ground ___to us that he ___the book on the desk
A. lying; lied; had laid B. laying; lay; had lain
C. lying; lied; had lain D. laying; lied; laid
85. It was so wild that instead of the hit _____ on my opponent, it _____ on Mr Zhaoˈs nose.
A. landed, landed B. land, landed
C. landing, landed D. landing, landing
86. I ______ in the lake near my village when I was young.
A. used to swim B. am used to swim
C. am used to swimming D. used to swimming
87. It seemed that the taxi driver _________ for the traffic accident near our school.
A. was blamed B. is blamed C. was to blame D. being blamed
88. I ______ a new bike ______ my brother just now.
A. have bought; for B. have bought; to
C. bought; for D. bought; to
89. He pushed me away, _______ himself and got up _______ his feet.
A. gathered, to B. gathering, to C. gathered, on D. gathering, on
90. —He had his car washed.
—________.
A. So had I B. So did I C. Neither had I D. Nor did I
91. She thought her father would buy her a new computer as her birthday gift,________?
A. did she B. didn't she C. would he D. wouldn't
92. Edward, you play so well. But I ________ you played the piano.A. didn’t know B. hadn’t known
C. don’t know D. haven’t known
93. The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel.
A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. had witnessed
94. The new house _____ us about 800,000 yuan.
A. paid B. cost C. spent D. costed
95. There_______ a school in this area.
A. was used to B. was used to be C. used to be D. used to
96. His not ______ to the station on time ______ everyone worried yesterday.
A. get; making B. get; made
C. getting; made D. getting; making
97. As you go through this book, you __________that each of the millions of people _________lived
through World War II __________a different experience.
A. will find; who; had B. will find; they; had
C. has found; who; have D. has found; they ; have
98. It ______ ten years since I last ______ to Beijing.
A. is; have gone B. has been; went
C. has gone; go D. had been; went
99. They all ______ to the mountains yesterday morning.
A. went B. go C. goes D. gone
100. What ______ they ______ dinner yesterday?
A. do; have for B. did; had forC. did; have for D. were; have for
