The Dragon Boat Festival ____ the beginning of the hottest season of the year.
A. is marking
B. marks
C. will mark
D. marked
— You must have enjoyed using your new camera on your trip.
— I would have, but I ____ it in David’s car when he drove me to the airport.
A. left
B. have left
C. had left
D. leave
— Let’s discuss the question raised last night, shall we?
— There is no hurry for that. I ____ for a conference.
A. headed
B. was heading
C. am heading
D. have headed
— How did that accident happen?
— You know, I couldn’t see the road clearly, because it ____ heavily.
A. snowed
B. is snowing
C. snows
D. was snowing
— John, what ____ in your hand?
— Look! It’s a birthday gift for my grandma.
A. had you held
B. are you holding
C. do you hold
D. will you hold
It is the most instructive lecture that I ____ since I came to this school.
A. attended
B. had attended
C. am attending
D. have attended
During his stay in Beijing, my friend Mike tried almost all the foods I ____.
A. recommend
B. would recommend
C. have recommended
D. had recommended
He ____ with English grammar every night over the last three months.
A. struggles
B. struggled
C. has been struggling
D. had been struggling
In the near future, more advances in the robot technology ____ by scientists.
A. are making
B. are made
C. will make
D. will be made
Many artifacts ____ for the first time in the National Museum at present.
A. are being exhibited
B. were being exhibited
C. were exhibited
D. are exhibited
— Did he decide to take part in the competition?
— Yes, of course. He ____ to.
A. has been encouraging
B. had been encouraged
C. has been encouraged
D. was to be encouraged
Be careful ____ you’ll make fewer mistakes.
A. or
B. as
C. and
D. but
Whenever I am struck down, I will always ask myself ____ I can turn that setback into good.
A. why
B. how
C. what
D. that
The weather turned out to be very good, ____, to our delight, was more than we could expect.
A. as
B. that
C. which
D. what
I showed the book to Tina ____ I borrowed from the public library.
A. which
B. who
C. when
D. whose
Tony couldn’t remember ____ he had turned off the computer before he left the office.
A. that
B. where
C. when
D. whether