32. He ______ articles for our wall-newspaper these three years, and he ______ about forty articles.

　 A. has been writing; has written　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has been writing ; wrote

　 C. is writing; has been writing　　　　　　　　　　 D. has written; has written

31. --- Look at the black clouds. It ______ soon.

　 ---Sure. If only we ______out.

A.　　　 is raining; didn’t come　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is to rain; won’t start　　　　

C. will rain; haven’t started　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. is going to rain; hadn’t come

30. Jim talked for about half an hour yesterday. Never______ him talk so much.

　 A. I heard　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. did I hear　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. I had heard　　　　　　　 D. had I heard

29. ---______ Betty this morning?　　　 ---Not yet, but she is sure to be here before noon.

　 A. Have you seen　　　　　　 B. Will you see　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Do you see 　　　　　　 D. Did you see

28. --- Is Tom still smoking?

　 --- No. By next Saturday he ______ for a whole month without smoking a single cigarette.

　 A. will be　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will have gone　　　　　　　　　 C. will have been　　　　　 D. has been going

27. I want to buy that kind of cloth because I ______ the cloth ______ well.

　 A. have told; washes　 　 B. had been told; washes　 　 C. was told; washed 　 D. have been told; is washed

26. ---Remember the first time we met, Jim? 　　　---Of course I do. You ______ in the library.

　 A. were reading 　　　　　　 B. had read　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have read　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. read

25. The vegetables didn’t taste very good. They ______ too long.

　 A. had been cooked　　 B. were cooked　　　　　　　　　　　 C. had cooked　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cooked

24. I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I ______ coffee.

　 A. prefer　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. preferred　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. had preferred　　　　　　　　　　 D. am preferring

23. The train ______ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine o’clock tonight.

　 A. went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is going　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. goes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will be going