专四时态相关真题汇总

１. When I arrived at the meeting, the first speaker _____ and the audience _____.

(TEM4-1992-47)

A. had finished speaking, were clapping B. had finished speaking, had clapped C. finished speaking, clapped

D. finished speaking, were clapping

２. The doctor is feeling the little girl’s pulse. He says it ______ normal.

(TEM4-1992-51) A. feels B. is feeling C. has felt D. is felt

３. I ______ writing the paper as scheduled, but my mother’s illness interfered. I

hope you will excuse me. (TEM4-1993-54) A. am to have finished B. was to have finished C. was to finish D. ought to finish

４. How can I ever concentrate if you ____ continually ____ me with silly questions?

(TEM4-1997-410 A. have interrupted B. had interrupted C. are interrupting D. were interrupted

５. Mr. White works with a chemicals import & export company, but he ____ for the

industrial fair, since he is on leave. (TEM4-1997-44) A. has worked B. works

C. has been working D. is working

６. for some time now, world leaders _____ out the necessity for agreement on arms

reduction. (TEM4-2002-43) A. had been pointing B. have been pointing C. were pointing D. pointed

7.The experiment requires more money than ______. (TEM4-2002-49) A. have been put in B. being put in C. has been put in D. to be put in

8.Jack ____ from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety. (TEM4-2003-42) A. has been missing B. has been missed C. had been missing D. was missed

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1. This kind of glasses manufactured by experienced craftsmen ______ comfortably. A. is worn B. wears C. wearing D. are worn

2. The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel.

A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed 3. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ______ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.

A. would be B. has been C. had been D. would have been

4. If you smoke in a non-smoking section, people ______.

A. have objected B. object C. must object D. will object 5. He ______ when the bus came to a sudden stop.

A. was almost hurt B. was hurt himself C. was to hurt himself D. was hurting himself

6. If one ______, he will be very particular about others clothing and appearance. A. has been overcome by vanity B. overcomes vanity C. is overcome by vanity D. has overcome vanity 7. We’re late. I expect the film _____ by the time we get to the cinema.

A. will have started B. has started C. will start D. may start 8. I suppose that when I come back in ten years’time all these old house ______ down.

A. will have been pulled B. will have pulled C. will be pulling D. will be pulled

9. The grey building is where the workers live, and the white one is where the spare parts ______.

A. are producing B. are produced C. produced D. being produced

10. The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, ______ and perfected now.

A. developed B. have developed

C. are being developed D. will have been developed 11. Until then, his family ______ from him for six months. A. didn’t hear B. hasn’t been hearing C. hasn’t heard D. hadn’t heard

12. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ______ today and are being modified by

the work of scientists of our time.

A. care to challenge B. may be challenged C. have been challenged D. are challenging

13. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ______ by about 10%.

A. will have risen B. has risen C. will by rising D. has been rising

14. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ______ too long. A. has been reading B. had read C. is reading D. read

15. I found that my cheating in last Monday’s English test ______ to my parents that very evening.

A. was being reported B. had reported C. had been reported D. was reported

16. Kathy told me she ______ the organization three years before.

A. joined B. had been joined C. had joined D. was joining

17. That work is needed by next week, so make sure ______ to the deadline.

A. for keeping B. you’ll keep C. keeping D. you keep

18. I haven’t seen Diana these past few days. I am afraid she _______ herself for some time.

A. hasn’t been feeling B. isn’t feeling C. wasn’t feeling D. hadn’t been feeling

19. Most environmental problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them ______ taken in the past.

A. had not been B. were not being C. were not D. was not 20. We _____ paying you a visit but the bad weather prevented us from doing so. A. had thought of B. have thought of C. were thinking of D. thought of

21. Her husband and her eldest son had been killed ______.

A. many years before B. many years since C. many years ago D. many years from now 22. I _____ them that I think they are making a great mistake.

A. told B. will tell C. am telling D. have been telling

23. Wait for me. You_____ impatient. I am still having my breakfast.

A. are B. are being C. were D. have been

24. I should very much like to go to the party, but ______.

A. I will not be invited B. I was not invited C. I have not been invited D. I am not invited

25. If you weigh 90 pounds, you ______ to the earth by a gravitational force of 90 pounds.

A. have pulled B. pull down C. are being pulled D. have

been pulled

26. The match was cancelled because most of the members ______ a match without a standard court.

A. objected to having B. were objected to have C. objected to have D. were objected to having 27. Unfortunately my proposal ______ by him.

A. was turned down B. was turned C. turned down D. turned

28. “May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight?” “I’m sorry. Mr. Williams ______ to a conference long before then.”

A. will have gone B. had gone C. would have gone D. has gone

29. A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, ______ from the sort of candles used only in churches.

30. It seems oil ______ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.

A. had leaked B. is leaking C. leaked D. has been leaking

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1) It is said that a new robot ____by him in a few days.

A) designed B) has been designed

C) will be designed D) will have been designed

2) We are late. I expect the film ____by the time we get to the cinema. A) will already have started B) would already have started C) shall have already started D) has already been started 3) She will stop showing off if no notice____ of her.

A) is taken B) takes C) will be taken D) has taken 4) Diamond ____in Brazil in 1971.

A) is found B) has been found C) was found D) had been found 5) “Have you moved into the new flat?” “Not yet. The room____.”

A) has been painted B) is painted C) paints D) is being painted 6) My pictures ____until next Friday.

A) won't develop B) aren't developed C) don't develop D) won' t be developed 7) Tim ____since he lost his job three weeks ago.

A) had been unemployed B) was unemployed C) has been unemployed D) has unemployed

8) A great number of colleges and universities ____since 1949. A) has been establish B) have been established C) have established D) had been established

9) I'll have to push the car to the side of the road because we ____if we leave it here.

A) would be fined B) will be fined C) will being fined D) will have been fined

10) “____two tickets for the new play at the Grand Theatre on Saturday. Shall we go and see it together?”

A) They have been given B) I have been given C) I am given D) They have given to me

11) The subject of these lectures ____by the lecture committee. A) is announced B) have been announced C) are announced D) has been announced

12) I found an aspirin bottle ____dropped on the floor of David's room.

A) was B) had C) had been D) is 13) The goods ____when we arrived at the airport.

A) were just unloading B) were just been unloading C) had just unloaded D) were just being unloaded

14) If one ____by pride, he will reject useful advice and friendly assistance.

A) overcomes B) is overcome C) has been overcome D) overcome 15) Most environment problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them ____taken in the past.

A) was not B) were not C) were not being D) had not been 16) You ought to have put the milk in the refrigerator, now ____sour. A) I smell B) it is smelt C) it smells D) it is smelling 17) After the race____, the celebration began.

A) had been won B) is won C) will be won D)has been won 18) He was here for a little while, but I don't know where she ____now. A) is B) was C) had been D) has been 19) The young teacher has ____ competent.

A) been proved to be B) proved to be C) been proved D) proved being

20) Pluto, the outermost planet of the solar system, ____photographically in March 1930.

A) discovered B) was discovered C) by discovery D) when discovered 21) To get a better view of the stage, ____.

A)our seats had to be changed B) our seats were changed

C) we had to change our seats D) our seats were changed by us 22) After synthetic____, engineers had a better choice of material.

A) created B) has created C) has been created D) had been created

23) I think much attention ____your pronunciation.

A) must be paid to B) ought to be paid to C) must pay to D) should be paid to

24) Since 1970, millions of enthusiasts ____Vitamin C, which they believe can remedy the common cold.

A) have taken B) have been taken C) have been taking D) have been taking

25) I don't remember ____the chance to try this method.

A)shavings been given B) to have been given C)shaving given D) to have given

26) We could ask someone to do the work privately without it____.

A) know B) be known C) being known D) to be known 27) The construction of the laboratory ____by the end of next month. A) must be completed B) must have been completed C) will be completing D) will have been completing

28) They would tell how the African ____on a ship to an American port. A) was brought B) could have been brought C) had been brought D) was to be brought

29) He does not possess a bicycle, this one he uses ____to Peter.

A) is belonged to B) belonged C) belongs D) is belonging

30) Negotiation ____again with Moscow tomorrow, a great event will be discussed then.

A) is to be opened B) is on the point of opening C) is going to open D) opens 31) The reason for all the changes being made ____to us yet.

A) has not explained B) has not been explained C) did not explained D) were not explained

32) Experiments in the photography of moving objects ____in both the United States and Europe well before 1900.

A) were conducting B)were conducted C) had been conducted D) had conducted

33) When he turned the corner, he found himself ____by a man in black. A) tailed B) been tailed C) was tailed D) had been tailed 34) A candidate for the democratic presidential nomination ____at this moment. A) is interviewing B) being interviewed C) is being interviewed D) interviewing

35) As we approached the work site, the workers were seen ____the new house. A) building B) build C) built D) to build 36) As we know, all the regulations in school ____.

A) must keep to B) must be kept C) must keep D) must be kept up 37) The composition ____any more.

A) need not to be corrected B) doesn't need to be corrected C) doesn't need be corrected D) need not correct

38) The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____in broad daylight yesterday A) to be robbed B) to have keen robbed C) robbed D)shavings been robbed

39) Hurry up, or the tickets ___out by the time we get there.

A) will have sold B) will sell C) have sold 40) He cleaned the glasses carefully for fear that it ____. A) was damaged B) should be damaged

C) damaged D) would be damaged