27、---Has your father returned from Africa yet?

---Yes, but he ____ here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia．

A．was           B．has been         C．will be         D．would be

26、Tell the children ______ there not to make so much noise．

A．play           B．played         C．playing            D．to play

25、-There is ______ like a holiday to make one feel relaxed．

-That’s _____ so many people enjoy themselves traveling．

A．nothing; why                                             B．something; because

C．nothing; because                                       D．something; why

24、---Sorry．I shouldn’t have been so rude to you．

---You ____ your temper but that’s OK．

A．have lost            B．had lost        C．did lose           D．were losing

23、For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ____ on his own farm．

A．grown         B．being grown         C．to be grown         D．to grow

22、---You should have thanked her before you left．

---I meant ____ , but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere．

A．to do           B．to         C．doing            D．doing it

21、The thief spoke in a _____ voice and the little boy was very ____．

A．frightening; frightened                               B．frightened; frightening

C．frightening; frightening                              D．frightened; frightened

20、I _____ all the cooking for my family, but recently I’ve been too busy to do it．

A．will do          B．do            C．am doing           D．had done

19、I soon found that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else．_____，I was wasting my time．

A．In a word           B．In other words          C．In one word       D．In short

18、---Are you still very busy?

---Yes, I _____ the report for the manager and it won’t take long．

A．have just finished                                       B．am just finishing

C．had just finished                                         D．am just going to finish