16. The vegetables didn’t taste very good. They ______ too long. (cook)
had been cooked
15. I used to drink a lot of tea but these days I ______ coffee. (prefer)
prefer
14. The train ______ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine o’clock tonight. (go)
will be going
13. The plane ______ at 7:00 pm, so I have to be at the airport by 6:40 at the latest.
leaves (leave)
12. --- What do you think of this kind of TV set, which ______ in Shanghai?
--- Well, I don’t care about such things.
is made (make)
11. They won’t buy new clothes because they ______ money to buy a new house.
are saving (save)
10. --- I beg your pardon, but I didn’t quite catch you.
--- Oh, I ______ to myself. (talk)
was talking
9. Don’t bother to look for my dictionary --- it ______ some day. (turn up)
will turn up
8. I know Mr. Brown; we ______ to each other at an international conference.
were introduced (introduce)
7. --- Alice came back home the day before yesterday.--- Really? Where ______
she ? (be)
had, been