Prices of food in that area ______ sharply since word came that the war would break out soon.
A: were cut down
B: were rising
C: have been brought down
D: have been going up
A: were cut down
B: were rising
C: have been brought down
D: have been going up
举一反三
- With the development of science and technology, the prices of TV sets have ___. A: gone down B: been gone down C: brought down D: been gone up
- The party ______ at my house, but the central heating broke down, and we had to have it at John’s place. A: would be B: would have been C: was to be D: were
- If my mother_____here last Funday, she _________me from going there.( ). A: were; prevent B: had been; would have prevented C: had been; would prevent D: were; would have prevented
- All the bikes ________ before I came to the store. A: have sold out B: were sold out C: had been sold out D: have been sold out
- In order to prevent the fire from spreading, some houses ______before the firemen arrived. A: are pulled down B: were pulled down C: have been pulled down D: had been pulled down