1 . Mr. Smith gave her one of the pills that he ______ for stomachache or something like that.

A．will have taken

B．had been taken

C．has taken

D．had been taking

2 . The number of visitors ______ steadily since the reopening, despite a sharp decline compared to normal years.

A．has risen	B．is rising
C．had been rising	D．has been rising

3 . — I hear Katherine won the first prize in the English Speech Contest held last Sunday.
— There is no surprise. She _________ for weeks.

A．has been practicing	B．is practicing
C．had been practicing	D．practiced

4 . The clerk _______ a rise in salary from the boss, but he proved a disappointment.

A．expected

B．has been expecting

C．had been expecting

D．has expected

5 . --Did you enjoy yourself in watching the film Frozen II last night?
--You bet! I ______ it for 6 years.

A．was to anticipate	B．have been anticipating
C．was anticipating	D．had been anticipating

6 . The crazy fans______ patiently for two hours, and they would wait till Ang Lee,the winner of best-director Ocar arrived.

A．were waiting	B．had been waiting
C．had waited	D．would wait

7 . The crazy fans ____________ patiently in the rain for almost three hours, and they would wait until the famous star arrived.

A．were waiting	B．have waited
C．had been waiting	D．would wait

8 . The ambulance was just arriving, for a worker, who ______ the window on the second floor, fell off the window.

A．had been repairing	B．was repairing
C．has been repairing	D．would be repairing

9 . Mr. Smith let off upon me the speech he_______ to make all along.

A．had died	B．died
C．was dying	D．had been dying