39.-What were you doing when Tony phoned you?

　 --- I had just finished my work and ___ to take a shower.

A. had started　　　　 　B. started　　　　　 　　　　 C. have started　　 　 D. was starting

38. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _______.

A. has grown　 　　　　 　　　　 　B. is growing　 　C. grew　 　　　　 　D. had grown

37. With the rapid growth of population, the city _____ in all directions in the past five years.

A. spreads　 　　　 　B. has spread　　 　 C. spread　　　 D. had spread

36. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ___ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. had considered　 　　　　　　　　　 B. has been considering　　　　 C. considered　 　　　　　　 D. is going to consider

35. --- What’s that terrible noise?

　---The neighbors ___ for a party.

A. have prepared　　　　 　　　　 B are preparing　 　　　 C prepare　　　　 D will prepare

34. The news came as no surprise to me. I________ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

A. had known　　 B. knew　　　　 　　　　 C. have known　　　 　　　　 D. know

33. 　At this time tomorrow _____ over the Atlantic.

A. we’re going to fly　　 　　　　 B. we’ll be flying　　 　　　　 C. we’ll fly　　 　　　　 D. we’re to fly

32. I ____ while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time!

A. had fallen asleep　　 　 B have fallen asleep　 　 C fell asleep　　　　 　 D fall asleep

31. I arrived late; I ___ the road to be so icy.

A. wouldn’t expect　　 B haven’t expected　 　 C hadn’t expected　 　　　　　　　 D wasn’t expecting

30. ---- Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on.

---- Where was I?

---- You ___ you didn’t like your father’s job.

A. had said　　　　　 　　 　B said　　　　 　　　　 C were saying　　　 　 　D had been saying