英语单项训练（四）
Class:__________ Name:____________ No._________ Marks:__________
1.（ ）My father ______ TV inthe living room when I _______ home yesterday.
A.watched;got B.was watching; got
C.watched; wasgetting D.was watching; wasgetting
2. ( ) My father was preparing for his speech_______ my mother was doing some washing last night.
A.until B.before C.while D. when
3. ( )Sally took a photo of her friends whilethey _______ in the lake.
A.boated B.are boating C.was boating D.were boating
4. ( )______ I got back, Ifound my mother cooking for me.
A. When B. Before C. Since D. Although
5.( ) There aren’t many ticketsleft for the concert, you’d better _______ that you got one today.
A. make sure of B. make a decision C. make sure D. make plans
6. ( )We will________ theCity Park next Sunday morning.
A. clean up B. look up C. give up D. set up
7. ( )--Linda, I called youthis morning, but nobody answered the phone.
--- I am sorry. I ________ football with myfriends then.
A. play B.played C. am playing D.was playing
8.( ) ---I didn’t see you at themeeting yesterday. Why?
--- I _________ for animportant telephone call at that moment.
A. wait B. waited C. am waiting D. was waiting
9. ( )I first met Lisa threeyears ago. She ___ at a radio shop at the time.
A. has worked B. was working
C. had been working D. had worked
10.( ) My mother was readingwhile I ___ the music.
A. listened B. listened to C. is listening to D. was listening to
11. ( )I ___ mybreakfast when the morning post came.
A. had B.had been having
C. have been having D.was having
12.( ) When I arrived at hisoffice, he ___ on the phone.
A. was speaking B. spoke
C. had been speaking D.had spoken
13. ( )Ithink a watch is not ______ to get for my best friend.
A. enough special B. specialenough
C. more enough special D. specialenough more
14.( ) It’sMary’s birthday next week, we are ______ her a scarf.
A. putting B. getting C. giving D. making
15.( )Ifound a letter ____ on the floor when I came into the classroom.
A. lying B. lay C. lies D. lie
16.( )–Look! Some people are running the redlights. – We should wait ___ others are breaking the rule.
A. if B. although C. unless D. because
17.( )– Anice day, isn’t it? –Yes, _____ go for a picnic and relax ourselves?
A. would you like B. whynot C. what about D . why don’t
18.( )Whydon’t you____ an English club to practice_____ English?
A. to join; to speak B.join ; to speak
C. join; speaking D. to join; speaking
19.( )“The fire is ____.Please get more wood,” Pierre shouted.
A.dying down B.turning down
C.looking down D.takingdown
20.( )—Could you tell me what he said justnow?
—Sorry,I ____ what washappening outside.
A. have thought B.was thinking
C.thought D.think