17. I ______ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident ______.

　　A. went; was occurring B. went; occurred

　　C. was going; occurred D. was going; had occurred

　　解析：答案選 C。第一空用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)，表示過去正在發(fā)生的情況; 第二空用一般過去時(shí)，表示過去突然發(fā)生的一件事。

　　18. My cousin went to Canada two yours ago. He ______ there for a few months and then went to America.

　　A. worked B. would work C. would be working D. has been working

　　解析：答案選 A。注意句中的三個(gè)動(dòng)作：去加拿大→在那兒住了幾年→然后去了美國(guó)。由于前后兩個(gè)動(dòng)作用的都是一般過去時(shí)，顯然中間的“在那兒住了幾年”應(yīng)用一般過去時(shí)。

　　19. As the years passed, many occasions—birthdays, awards, graduations — ______ with Dad’s flowers.

　　A. are marked B. were marked C. have marked D. had marked

　　解析：答案選 B。由于句中增加了插入成分birthdays, awards, graduations，使得句子的主語與謂語were marked分離，從而增加了考生對(duì)句子理解的難度。根據(jù)句意，空格處應(yīng)填被動(dòng)語態(tài); 再根據(jù)句中的passed的時(shí)態(tài)特點(diǎn)可知，空格處也應(yīng)用一般過去時(shí)，故選B。

　　20. —Ouch! You hurt me!

　　—I am sorry. But I ______ any harm. I ______ to drive a rat out.

　　A. didn’t mean; tried B. don’t mean; am trying

　　C. haven’t meant; tried D. didn’t mean; was trying

　　解析：答案選 D。對(duì)于剛剛發(fā)生的情況，要用一般過去時(shí)或過去進(jìn)行時(shí)。答語的意思是：對(duì)不起。但我不是有意要弄傷你，我是在把一只老鼠趕出去。

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