备考2021年高考英语一轮复习14：时态辨析

The number of medical schools reached 18 in the early 1990s and ______ around that level since.

—You are a great swimmer.

—Thanks. It's because I ______ a lot these days.

Instead of getting down to a new task as I _____, he examined the previous work again.

If you look at all sides of the situation, you'll find probably a solution that ______ everyone.

—Mike is planning to buy a car.

—I know. By next month, he ________ enough for a second-hand one.

— Beijing is worth visiting. I _______ there with my parents during the holidays.

— I agree. I have been there twice.

—You seem to be familiar with the town.

—Yes, I _________ here for 4 years. It's great to be back again

By the end of 2020, as is clearly stated, poverty relief work ________ across the country.

The remains of animals and plants which ________ in or near water are most likely to be preserved

With rural ecosystem improving, the number of tourists to villages ________ year by year.

James has just arrived, but I didn't know he _______ until yesterday.

Mr. White works with a chemical import-export company, but he ________ for this industrial exhibition, since he is on leave.

The student said there were a few points in the essay he _________impossible to comprehend.

The workers are glad to get the harbor scheduled next year ______.

The Internet is one of the ways these feelings are conveyed and perhaps never before ______so much to connect different peoples and nations.

— Why not go out to play with them?

—Sorry. I haven't finished my homework yet, I ______ my mother in the kitchen all day yesterday.

—The price of pork is going up madly. It's really too much for us.

—But for the situation where many pig farms _______ a rare pig disease, things would not be like this.

Arriving too early to a dinner party could appear slightly rude if the host ________ their preparations.

Today is a day of celebration, a day for you to be proud of all the hard work that ________ you to this place where you can sit.

Old as my car is, it is in good condition and ________ well, even on rough roads.

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

By the time the police arrived, the old man ________ dead already, with a gun in his hand.

—Hopefully, China's economic power is likely to increase in the years to come.

—Well, trust me, more and more foreigners ________ employment here.

The Education Department of Zhejiang Province ________ a draft regulation on cutting workload for pupils, which has aroused fierce discussions.

—I'm fed up with the wet, cold weather here! I wish tomorrow a sunny day!

—Exactly. Actually, it ________ every day in the past two weeks.

Since last month, George, along with some of his former classmates, _____ to have a 20-year gathering during this summer holiday.

He's failed to do what he _____ and the family are all disappointed at his behavior.

Do not sign any agreement until you _______ a lawyer or some other knowledgeable person to read it.

—Why didn't you attend the meeting yesterday?

—Well I ________ anything about that.

— Oh, it's you! I ________ you.

— I've just had my hair cut, and I'm wearing new glasses.

—Hi, what's the noise? Are you OK?

—Thanks for caring, sir. Wish I could tell you something about the noise. But I _______ a thing.

_______ in a tiny cabinet were four Mother's Day poems I'd written for her in the 1960s.

—Welcome to our hotel. Have you made a reservation?

—No, I haven't. But my friend _______ your hotel to me.

—How come she looks much older than she actually is?

—Well, to raise a family of six, over the years her beauty _______ a little.

— What a pity that Dad didn't attend my graduation ceremony yesterday afternoon.

—Oh, he was meeting some business partners from Europe.

— Why do you want to work for our company?

—This is the job that I _______ for.

—Do you live in the neighborhood near Nanjing Road?

—No. I _______ there these days to visit my uncle.

— Have you found the building where the lecture will take place?

—Yes. But the campus _______ large and I nearly got lost just now.

When you have finished the report, believe it or not, I ______ for about 3 hours.

— When can we move to the new apartment?

— Well, it ______, and hopefully, the job will be done in a couple of weeks.

Rapidly globalizing countries like India expect that their aging populations ________ by the year 2050.

The young scholar died though great efforts ________ to save his life.

He _________himself advanced English all by himself by the time he turned 18.

I was about to give up halfway when my teacher____________ to encourage me to carry on.

— -Haven't you handed in your composition yet?

— Yes. I ______on it for twenty five minutes.

As is well known, your thoughts, words and deeds _____ the world around you.

By the time of the ban was finally lifted, he ________ at the airport for more than two weeks.

In my younger years, my father gave me some advice that I___________in my mind ever since.

— Guess what? Zark _______ a company with his partner.

— Gosh! It's no more than two years since he studied in the university.

His eyes locked with mine, and I guessed he ________ the decision right then whether or not to simply tell me the truth.