电

缆

with his spade

铁锹

---was thrown twenty feet---unhurt--- town was in darkness---

no one knew what had happened.

One day, a workman who was digging in a field accidentally

意外地

struck a 6000-

volt

electricity

cable

with

his

spade.

Although

he

was

thrown

twenty

feet,

he

was

unhurt. However, that night the neighbouring town was in darkness and no one knew

what had happened.

C Verbs

a These things always happen.

What is happening? What always happens?

Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

‘Let’s eat here,’ I said to my wife.

‘I

‘d (would) prefer

(prefer) to have a drink first,’ she answered.

‘That’s

a

good

idea,’

I

said.

I

picked

up

the

menu

菜单

.

‘I

don’t

understand

(not

understand) a thing,’ I said. ‘It’s all in Spanish.’

‘It

doesn’t matter

(not

matter),’ said my wife.

‘What

does that word mean

(mean)?’ I asked.

‘I

don’t know(not know),’ she answered.

We called the waiter and pointed to the word on the menu.

‘Two,’ I said, holding up

举起

two fingers.

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After

some

time,

my

wife

said

suddenly,

‘Look!

He

is

bring(bring)

us

two

boiled

eggs!’

b What happened?

The verbs in parentheses tell us what happened. Give the correct form of each verb.

My

friend,

Hugh,

has

always

been

fat,

but

things got (get)

so

bad

recently

that

he decided(decide) to go on a diet. He began (begin) his diet a week ago. First of all,

he wrote (write) out a long list of all the food which were forbidden. This list included

(include)

most

of

the

things

Hugh

loves.

Yesterday

I paid (pay)

him

a

visit.

I rang (ring) the bell and was not surprised (not surprise) to see that Hugh was still as

fat as ever. He led (lead) me into his room and hurriedlyhid (hide) a large parcel under

his desk. It was obvious that he embarrassed (embarrass).

c What happened? What has happened? What has been happening?

Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

Jack looked (look) at his watch for the twentieth time. Suddenly Jill arrived (arrive).

‘I

have been waiting

(wait) for over an hour,’ he

said

(say) angrily. ‘You never come

on time.’

‘Oh, is tat so?’

Jill answered

(answer). ‘

Were

(Be) you here at 2.30?’ Jack

went (go)

red.

‘Well,’

he

said

(say),

‘I

got (get)

here

five

minutes

late

myself,

but

you

weren’t

(not be) here.’

‘I

came

(come)

here

at

exactly

2.30,’

Jill

said (say)

and

I

waited

(wait)

for

five

minutes, but you did not come

(not come).’

‘What

have you been doing

(do) since then?’ Jack

asked (ask)

‘I just

have been

(be) to the hairdresser’s,’ Jill

answered (answer) brightly.

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d What was happening? What happened? What used to happen?

Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use

would

in place of

used to

where

可能的情况下，用

would

代替

used to.

Dreams

of

finding

lost

treasure

almost came (come)

true

recently.

A

new

machine

called ‘The Revealer’ has been invented and it has been used to

detect gold which has

been

buried

in

the

ground.

The

machine was

used (use)

in

a

cave

near

the

seashore

where

—

it is said ---pirates used to hide

(hide) gold. The pirates would often bury / often buried (bury) gold in the cave and

then (would)

fail/failed (fail)

to

collect

it.

Armed

whit

the

new

machine,

a

search

party went (go)

into

the

cave

hoping

to

find

buried

treasure.

The

leader

of

the

party was

examining (examine)

the

soil

near

the

entrance

to

the

cave

when

the

machine showed (show) that there was (be) gold under the ground. Very excited, the

party dug(dig) a hole two feet deep. They finally found (find) a small gold coin which

was almost worthless.

e What will happen tonight?

Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

A

lifeboat will

set/is

setting (set)

out

tonight

to

search

for

the

shipwreck

失事船只

.

The

crew

船

< br>员

will

send (send)

radio

messages

to

the

wreck

失

事

船

只

until

they receive (receive) a signal from the men on board. As soon as they receive/have

received (receive) a signal, they will try and find the wreck with powerful searchlights.

The

moment

the

crew locate/have

located (locate

查 找

……

地

)

the

wreak,

they will

fire (fire) a special gun which carry (carry) a rope from the lifeboat to the sinking

下沉

ship. If the sea is rough

不平静的

,they will pour(pour

倒

) oil on the water. They are

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sure to succeed, but if they fail, a helicopter will be sent (send) out tomorrow morning.

Helicopters are very useful for rescue

救援

word, but they cannot be used at night.

f What will happen? What will be happening? What will have happened? What will

have been happening?

Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

NASA is now going to put the telescope right, so it will be soon sending (soon/send)

up

four

astronauts

to

repair

it.

The

shuttle

航天飞机

Endeavou r

奋进号

will

be

taking (take)

the

astronauts

to

the

Hubble.

A

robot- arm

from

the

Endeavour will

grab (grab) the telescope and hold it while the astronauts make the necessary re pairs.

Of

course,

the

Hubble

is

above

the

earth’s

atmosphere,

so

it

will

be

soon

sending (soon/send) us the clearest pictures of the stars and distant galaxies that we

have ever seen. The Hubble will tell (tell) us a great deal about the age and size of the

universe.

By

the

time

you

read,

the

Hubble’s

eagle

eye

will

have

sent (send)

us

thousands and thousands of wonderful pictures.

g What happened? What had happened? What had been happening?

After

Howard

Carter had

discovered

(discover)

Tutankhamen’s

tomb,

strange

reports appeared(appear) in the newspapers. Three of the people who had taken(take)

part in the discovery died(die) soon afterwards. Though nothing happened (happen) to

Carter himself, newspapers claimed(claim) that these people had died(die) because of

the ‘curse of the Pharaohs’

法老

. These absurd

荒唐可笑的

stories have been forgotten,

but

Carter’s

great

discov

ery

remains.

Archaeologists

古

学

家

had

been searching (search) the Valley of Kings for years, but until 1922 nothing had been

found(find).

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h Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

I was taking (take) my driving test for the third time. I had been asked (ask) to drive in

heavy traffic and had done so successfully. After having been instructed (have/instruct)

to

drive

out

of

town,

I

began

to

acquire

confidence.

Sure

that

I

had

passed,

I

was

almost beginning to enjoy my test. The examiner must have been pleased(must/please)

with my performance, for he smiled and said, ‘Just one more thing, Mr. Eames. Let us

suppose that a child suddenly crosses the road in front of you. As soon as I tap on the

window, I want the car to be stopped

immediately.’ I contin

ued driving and after some

time,

the

examiner

tapped

loudly.

Though

the

sound could

be

heard(could/hear)

clearly, it took me a long time to react. I suddenly pressed the brake pedal hard and

we were both thrown(throw) forward.

i Answer the questions after each statement.

1 ‘Keep quiet!’ he said.

What did he tell me to do

He told me (that) to keep quiet.

2 ‘Send him a telegram

电报

,’ he suggested.

What did he suggest?

He suggested (that) I should send him a telegram.

He suggested sending him a telegram.

3 ‘Ask him about it,’ he insisted.

What did he do?

He insisted on

坚决要求

my asking him about it.

He insisted (that) I should ask him about it.

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