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1. While we _________ (wait) for the bus, a girl_________ (run) up to us. 2. I __________ (telephone) a friend when Bob_________ (come) in. 3. Jim _________ (jump) on the bus as it __________ (move) away.

4. We__________ (test) the new machine when the electricity__________ (go) off.

5. She__________ (not want) to stay in bed while the others__________ (work) in the fields. 6. While mother _________ (put) Cathy to bed, the doorbell __________ (ring). 7. As I__________ (walk) in the park, it__________ (begin) to rain.

8. Even when she __________ (be) a child she__________ already __________ (already, think) of becoming a ballerina (芭蕾舞演员).

9. It was quite late at night. George __________ (read) and Amy__________ (play) her needle when they__________ (hear) a knock at the door.

10. There__________ (be) a group round the fire when they _reached__ (reach) it. An old woman___________ (sit) on the ground near the kettle; two small children __________ (lie) near her; a donkey __________ (bend) his head over a tall girl.

11. I__________ (have) my breakfast at half past six yesterday morning.

12. Mary__________ (go) over her lessons from six to seven last night. John and peter__________ (do) the same thing.

13. What __________ you__________ (do) at that time? We __________ (watch) TV.

14. __________ (be) your father at home yesterday evening? Yes, he was. He__________ (listen) to the radio.

15. They__________ (not make) a model ship when I saw him.

16. __________ they__________ (have) a meeting at 4 yesterday afternoon? No, they __________. They __________ (clean) the classroom.

17. ________ it________ (rain) when you left school? Yes, it ________ (No, it ________) 18. What __________ your father__________ (do) when he was your age?

19. One day, Edison__________ (wait) for a train to arrive, and suddenly a little boy ran to the track(轨道) to play.

20. He asked me if I__________ (go) fishing that afternoon.

21. The three of them were in a hurry because their plane__________ (leave) in five minutes. 22. In a letter, john told us that he__________ (come) to china next month. 23. When the bell rang, jenny__________ (wait) in her seat. 24. She__________ (make) her dress the whole afternoon.

25. While my father________ (look) through the evening paper, he suddenly ________ a cry. (hear)

二、选择题

1. I ______ cooked a meal when you _____ me.

A. cooked, were ringing B. was cooking, rang C. was cooking, were ringing D. cooked, rang

2. He said he _____ to draw a plane on the blackboard at that time. A. tries B. tried C. was tryingD. will try

3. While she ______ TV, she ______ a sound outside the room. A. was watching, was hearing B. watched, was hearing

C. watched, heard D. was watching, heard

4. They _____ a football game from 7 to 9 last night.

A. were watching B. watch C. watched D. are watching 5. What book ____ you ______ when I ____ you at four yesterday afternoon? A. did, read, was seeing B. did, read, saw

C. were, reading, saw D. were, reading, was seeing 6. It was Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Green _____ ready to fly to England. A. are getting B. get C. were getting D. got 7. Lei Feng _____ always _____ of others when he ______ in the army. A. is, thinking, was B. was, thinking, is C. did, think, is D. was, thinking, was 8. A girl ______ my pen fall off the table when she _____ me. A. saw, passed B. was seeing, passed

C. was seeing, passed D. was seeing, was passing

9. We ____ for tom at ten last Sunday. He often kept us ______. A. were waiting, waiting B. were waiting, wait C. waited, waiting D. waited, wait

10. He ____ his father on the farm the whole afternoon last Saturday.

A. helps B. would help C. was helping D. is helping 11. While mother _______ some washing, I _____ a kite for Kate. A. did, madeB. was doing, made

C. was doing, was making D. did, was making

12.\"_______ you angry then?\" \"They ______ too much noise.\" A. are, were making B. were, were making C. are, made D. were, made

13. He ____ some cooking at that time, so _____ mea.

A.did, heard B. did, didn't hear C. was doing, heard D. was doing, didn't hear 14. This time yesterday Jack _____ his bike. He _____ TV

A. repaired, didn't watch B. was repairing, watched C. repaired, watched D. was repairing, wasn't watching 15. His parents wanted to know how he _____ on with his new classmates. A. was getting B. gets C. is getting D. will get