A. am going to call       B. was about to call

C. had called            D. am to call

解答：B。该分句的句意为“刚才我正要给你打电话，但是现在你来了，省去了我打电话的麻烦”。

5.--The Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei is here already.

-- I_______ he_______.

A. think, is coming             B. thought, would come

C. didn’t think, was coming      D. don’t think, will come

解答：C。“在你告诉我之前我没想到她要来”，根据句意第一空应用过去时，而第二空用was coming表示将来，意为“要来”。

Practice makes perfect!

1. He _____ (lie) on one of the sunny beaches in Hawaii all day when he spends his holiday there.

2. Don’t call me between 2:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. I ________ (have) an test then.

3. Nobody knew what ________ (happen) to the Earth in a century’s time.

4. Mr. Lee said he would give the CD to me as soon as he ______ (return) from Canada.

5. When we were young, father________ (take) us for a special treat on Mother’s day.

6. ----Did you invite Sarah to your birthday party?

----Sorry, I forget. I _______ (call) her now.

7.    I ____ (tell) you about my plan, but you stopped me before I could speak.

8    Will you __________(use)your computer this time tomorrow?

9.  I __________ (close) the kitchen door when a little mouse popped its head out.

1. will be lying   2. will/ shall be having  3.would happen

4. returned      5. would take         6. will call      7.was about to tell     8. be using      9.  was about to close

Choose the best answer.

1. The Blacks      with us for the time being.

A. will stay  B. would stay  C. have been staying  D. will be staying

2. The plane      at the present speed until it crosses the mountain at about ten tonight.

A. would go      B. went   C. will be going     D. goes

3. Mr. Smith will not be able to attend the meeting tonight because ______ then.

A. he must have a class          B. he will be teaching a class

C. he teaches a class            D. he will have been teaching a class

4. I won’t be able to watch the concert on TV tonight because I      homework at that time.

A. shall have done  B. shall be doing C. shall do  D. have been doing

5. I _______ my boss at three this afternoon.

A. shall be picking up                  B. shall be picked

C. shall have been picking up            D. shall have picked

6. You can’t miss Frank. He______ a dark green suit and a yellow tie waiting for you.

A. is wearing    B. will wear   C. wears  D. will be wearing

7. ----Could you give these books to Mr. Black?