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一、单项选择。
( )1.(2023·自贡)—Why didn't you pick up my phone at seven o'clock last night?
—I ________ the dishes in the kitchen at that time so I didn't hear it.
A.was doing B.did
C.had done
( )2.Maria was playing football with her classmates ________ I met her yesterday.
A.when B.since
C.before D.until
( )3.—How did the accident happen?
—The man was reading some messages on his phone ________ walking across the street.
A.unless B.after
C.while D.before
( )4.—What were you doing at 7:00 p.m. yesterday?
—I ________ the dishes in the kitchen.
A.washed B.wash
C.am washing D.was washing
( )5.When the teacher ________ in, the students were discussing how to make full preparations for the coming sports meeting.
A.comes B.came
C.is coming D.was coming
( )6. —Linda, I called you up just now, but nobody answered.
—Sorry, I didn't hear that. I ________ playing the piano.
A.practice B.will practice
C.practiced D.was practicing
二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Jane's mother ________ (make) a delicious cake yesterday morning.
2.Jason ________ (shop) with his friends when it snowed the day before yesterday.
3.Tommy and his classmates ________ (visit) the history museum at this time yesterday.
4.My mother ________ (cook) in the kitchen while my father was watering the flowers.
5.Mike's teacher took a photo of him while he ________ (run) at the sports meeting.
6.Last Sunday, from about 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.,Mandy ________ (clean) her room.
7.Jim usually eats breakfast at home, but be ________ (eat) it out this morning.
三、短文填空。
阅读面短文,根据句意填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空,使短文完整、正确。
My name is Lucas. Now I work fulltime as a nurse at a hospital in Sheffield. As a child, my dream was to work in an art museum.
To make it come true, I 1.________ (think) about doing some volunteer work at the Sheffield Museum. Last summer, I decided to go for it. I got the telephone number of the museum through the Internet. I called it and they told me to prepare for it. A