2.　　　　 -Did you see a man in black pass by just now?

-No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.

A. read　　 　　B. was reading　　 C. would read　　　 D. am reading

1.　　　　 -----Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?

-----Yes, I did. You know, my brother ________ in the match.

A. is playing　　　 B. was playing　　　 C. has played　　　 D. had played

27.　　 -Will you attend the meeting this afternoon?

-But I ________ told anything about it.

A. wasn't　　　　　　B. am not

C. haven't been　　　　　 D. won’t be

26.　　 --- Why do you look worried?

-- Fred left the company half an hour ago. His work ____ unfinished since.

A. left 　　　　　　　　　 B. was left 　　　　　 C. has left 　　　　　　 　　　 D. has been left

25.　　 Professor Li, who I ____ abroad, still teaches in Peking University.

A. think went 　　　　　B. think to have gone　　　 C. thought went　　　　　D. thought had gone

24.　　 --Why didn’t Tom have his lunch? It’s already one o’clock.

---His pet bird ▁▁­­ this morning. He▁▁­­ still for quite a long time in his room crying.

A. died; had sat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has died; has sat

C. has died; is sitting　　　　　　　　　　　 D. died; has been sitting

23.　　 I _____ in New York for two years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.

A. was working 　B. have worked 　C. worked　 　D. had worked

22.　　 --Did you see Grace in the teacher’s office？

--Yes, she ______to him why she didn’t hand in her assignments

A. is explaining　　 B. was explaining　　 C. had explained　　 D. explained

21.　　 ----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

20.　　 She stared at the painting, wondering where she 　　　it.

A. saw　 B. has seen　 C. sees　 D. had seen