55. I arrived late; I _____ the road to be so icy. (04北京春季)(C)

　　 A. wouldn’t expect　　 B. haven’t expected

　　 C. hadn’t expected　　 D. wasn’t expecting

54. － Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on.

　　 － Where was I?

　　 － You ______ you didn’t like your father’s job. (04北京春季)(C)

　　 A. had said　　　　　　　　　 B. said　　 C. were saying　　　　　　　　　 D. had been saying

53. How can you possibly miss the news? It _______ on TV all day long. (04北京春季)(A)

　　 A. has been　　　　　　　　　 B. had been　　 C. was　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will be

52. --- Thank goodness, you’re here! What______ you?

　 --- Traffic jam.　 (04全国IV) (D)

　　　 A keeps　　　　　　　　　　 B is keeping　　　　　　　 C had kept 　　　　　　　 D kept

51. According to the art dealer, the painting______ to go for at least a million dollars.　 (04全国II) (A)

　　　 A is expected　　　　　　 B expects　　　　　　　　　 C expected　　　　　　　　 D is expecting

50. I ______ you not to move my dictionary---now I can’t find it.　 (04全国II) (A)

　　　 A asked　　　　　　　　　　 B ask　　　　　　　　　　　　 C was asking　　　　　　 D had asked

49. --- Has Sam finished his homework today?

　　--- I have no idea. He______ it this morning.　 (04全国II) (C)

　　　 A did　　　　　　　　　　　　 B has come　　　　　　　 C was doing　　　　　　　 D had done

48. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying, so I’m afraid I ______ half of it.　 (04全国I) (D)

　　　 A was missing　　　　　 B had missed　　　　　　 C will miss　　　　　　　　 D missed

47. Let’s keep to the point or we ______ any decisions.　 (04全国I)　 (A)

　　　 A will never reach　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B have never reached

　　　 C never reach　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D never reached

46. The number of deaths form heart disease will be reduced greatly it people _______ to eat more fruit and vegetables.　　 (04上海) (D)

　　 A. persuade　　　　 B. will persuade　　　　 C. be persuaded　　　　 D. are persuaded