12．If you had joined the chat room ten minutes ago, you would have known what we ________ about.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．talked　 　　B．have talked　　　　 　　　　 C．were talking　 　　　　 D．would talk

11．Would you please keep silent？The weather report ________ and I want to listen.

A．is broadcast　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B．is being broadcast

C．has been broadcast　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　D．had been broadcast

10．Water ________ at 100℃.In such hot weather，it won’t take much time to boil water.

A．boils　 　　　　　　 B．is boiled　　　　　　　　 　　 C．will boil　　　　　　　　 D．is boiling

9．-I missed Jackie’s party last night because my Audi broke down.

-Pity！You could have borrowed mine.I ________ it.　　　　　　　

A．didn’t use　 B．hadn’t used　　　　　　 　　 C．wasn’t using 　　　　 D．won’t use

8．She succeeded.She was pleased that her hundreds of hours of studying ________.

A．has set off　 　B．had paid off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．has paid off　　　　　　 D．had called off

7．-Which hotel are you in?

-I ________ in a hotel.A friend I met on the train from the south ________ to put me up for a

couple of nights.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A．haven’t stayed；has offered　　　　　　　　　　　 B．am not staying；offered

C．am not staying；is offering　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．didn’t stay；offers

6．-Is Tom still not back?

-No.By next year he ________ from home for three years.

A．will leave　　　　 B．will have been away　　　　 C．leaves　　　　　　　　　　 D．has been away

5．-The news upsets many people that the CPI climbed to 6.9 percent in November.

-Yes.It is the fourth time that the CPI________ above 6 percent.

A．was　 　　　　　　 B．had been　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．is　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．has been

4．I haven’t seen Mary these past few days.I’m afraid she ________ herself for some time.

A．isn’t feeling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hasn’t been feeling

C．hadn’t been feeling　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wasn’t feeling

3．-When did you move to Beijing?

-Last year. But I ________ in a school in Japan for 8 years.

A．has taught　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B．has been taught　　　　　　　

C．have been teaching　 　　　　　　　　　　D．taught