______ in 1963, and _______ in Philadelphia, Charles Pettigrew so impressed his teachers that he was sent to Barklee School to study Jazz.

   A. Being born; having raised             B. Born; raised

   C. Was born; was raised                 D. Born; was raised

I saw Sue but she didn’t see me. She ______ the other way.

   A. was looking      B. looked          C. had looked      D. would look

  Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday?

-- I _____ , but I had an unexpected visitor.

   A. had             B. would          C. was going to     D. did

Shirley _____ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it.

   A. has written       B. wrote           C. had written     D. was writing

What’s the weather like tomorrow, John?

-- Well, I _____ it, for the senic pictures drew my attention as the weather forecast was going on.

   A. was missing      B. missed          C. will miss       D. had missed

What’s the weather like tomorrow, John?

-- Well, I _____ it, for the senic pictures drew my attention as the weather forecast was going on.

   A. was missing      B. missed          C. will miss       D. had missed

 Passenger: Look out! There’s kangaroo wandering on the road!

   Driver:      _____ it! That was lucky. It can damage my car really badly.

   A. Missing         B. To miss         C. Missed          D. Miss

Hey, look where you are going!

-- Oh, I’m terribly sorry. _____.

  A. I’m not noticing                      B. I wasn’t noticing 

  C. I haven’t noticed                     D. I don’t notice

Old McDonald gave up smoking for a while, but soon______ to his old ways.

  A. returned          B. returns          C. was returning    D. had returned

An awful accident ____, however, occur the other day.

  A. does             B. did             C. has to          D. had to