1.The only thing we can do is _______ (wait) for the news.
2.Up to now I _______(read) more than 50 pages of the novel.
3.When I went over his homework, I found he __________(correct) all the mistakes.
4.Their house ______(break ) into when they were away on holidays.
5.The teacher wants the work______(do) at once.
6.Most of us will attend the sports meeting______(hold) on Friday.
7.I warned him _______( not, smoke) in public.
8.There’s no need ________( finish) the homework today.
9.The last one______( leave) close the door and windows.
10.A new cinema ______(build) here. They hope to finish it next month.
11.She said she ______(live) in London for another four years.
12.Mary spent as much time as she could _____(review) her lessons before the final examination.
13.The manager ordered the letter ______(type) as quickly as possible.
14.They ______(visit ) France twice in the past 5 years.
15.By the time class _____(be) over yesterday, we ______(finish) their work.
16.That naughty boy was seen ______( play) football this time yesterday.
17.It’s too late now. We might as well _______(leave) now.
18.Most neighbours have difficulty _______( tell) the twins apart.
19.It’s 10 pm. now. It’s time that we ______ (go) to bed.
20.The teacher as well as the students _____(be) excited at the good news.
21.He will have learnt English for nine years by the time he __________ (graduate) from the university next year.
22.Did you have trouble __________ (find) the post office?
23.What we eat is said __________ (have) a lot to do with our health.
24.There is one point which is worth __________ (mention).
25.Did you hear him __________(sing) foreign pop songs before?
26.Mr. Smith saw an old man __________ (knock) down by a _______ (run) bus.
27.The doctor suggested that he _______( drink ) more boiled water.
28.Closing the factory means __________ (put) more workers out of work.
29.It was the third time that I _______ (meet) him in the supermarket.
30.The gentleman disliked __________ (involve) in trouble.
31.Mary said that she _______ (do) her lessons at half past eight yesterday evening.
32.It’s no good _____( smoke). You should _______(give) up.
33.Everything possible _______(do) to save him, but failed.
34.Up to now the museum we _________(visit ) 10 years ago _______( attract ) millions of visitors
35.The cause of the accident Mr. smith was involved in _______( not find ) out by the police yet.
36.The books were so popular that they ______(sell) out on the first day.
37.The telephone had been ringing for five minutes before it ______(answer)
38.Neither of the people who had applied for a position in the university ______. (accept)
39.“You were out when I dropped in at your house.”
“Oh, I _____ (wait) for a friend from England at the airport.”
40.The thief tried to break away from the policeman who ______ (hold) him but failed.
41.I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday?
Oh, how nice! Do you know when she ______(leave)?
42.Oh, it’s you. I’m sorry I ______ (not know) you ______ (be) here.
43.She ______ (stay) in the Waldorf on his visit to New York, isn’t she?
44.A: Betty got married last week.
B: I ______ (never dream) that she would get married so young.
45.How can a country where teachers devote all their class hours to training students to take exams ________ (expect) to compete the technology race with other countries?
Keys:
1.to wait
2.have read
3.had corrected
4.was broken
5.to be done
6.to be held
7.not to smoke
8.to finish
9.to leave
10.is being built
11.would live
12.reviewing
13.to be typed
14.have visited
15.was, had finished
16.playing
17.leave
18.telling
19.went
20.was
21.graduates
22.to find
23.to have
24.mentioning
25.sing
26.be knocked, running
27.(should) drink
28.putting
29.had met
30.being involved
31.was doing
32.smoking, give
33.had been done
34.visited, has attracted
35.hasn’t been found
36.were sold
37.was answered
38.was accepted
39.was waiting
40.was being held
41.left
42.didn’t know, were
43.is going to
44.had never dreamed
45.be expected