Question

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动词或助动词）。
Tom worked in the office of Mr Bates.
One day, when Tom got to the office, a letter小题1:_________(wait) for him. He opened it.
“Dear Tom,” the letter said, “I小题2:________(write) to thank you for your help. You小题3:_________(help) me so much when I came to your office. Here’s a ticket for the big football match.”
Tom looked at the ticket. He could not believe that he had it. Everyone looked forward to小题4:__________(watch) the match!
“ I must watch the match,” he though. “ I must. I小题5:_______(expect) the big match for 4 year.”
Tom thought and though. He小题6:________(not put) his heart into any work. Then at twelve o’clock he knew what 小题7:__________(do).
He went out of the office and called his sister, Jean.
At one o’clock Mr Bates came up to him. “I have bad news for you, Tom. Your sister telephoned just now. Your mother小题8:_______(send) to hospital a moment ago.”
“Thank you,” Tom said. “I will go to the hospital. I 小题9:________(come) back as soon as possible.”
In fact, Tom 小题10:_________(leave) the office quickly for the football ground. Tom’s ticket was a good one. He could stand near the front.
The next morning, when Tom got to the office, Mr Bates came up to him. “You’re fired(解雇), Tom.” Then he walked away angrily.
“But why?” Tom asked.
Then a girl said, “We saw the match on TV here yesterday! You were on TV! Tom, you had such a good ticket!”

Answer 1

小题1:was waiting
小题2:am writing
小题3:helped
小题4:watching
小题5:have expected
小题6:couldn’t put
小题7:to do
小题8:was sent
小题9:will come
小题10:left

小题1:文章整体时态是过去正在进行，因此was waiting.
小题2:直接说的现在正在进行，用现在进行时 am writing.
小题3:描述的是过去，一般过去时。Helped
小题4:look forward to 的to 是介词，后面用doing.
小题5:for 4 years, 现在完成时和一段时间连用。
小题6:情态动词的否定couldn’t.
小题7:宾语从句， what to do.
小题8:一般过去时，不规则动词，send,sent,sent.
小题9:一般将来时，will+do构成。
小题10:一般过去时，不规则动词，leave,left,left.