Growing pains

   c. has been decided; is to be held      d. has been decided; is to hold
23. the traffic lights           green and i pulled away.
   a. came       b. grew       c. got        d. went
24. the big earthquake is reported to have _______ more than 4,000 people homeless.
a. remained        b. had        c. brought         d. left
25. the careless father hurried across the street, ______ his five-year-old boy ______
in the middle of the street.
a. leaving; stood            b. left; standing
c. left; stood               d. leaving; standing
26. he was so careless that he left _____ the door ________.
a. leaving … unlocked             b. to leave…locked
c. left…unlocking                 d. leaving…locking
27. this problem may lead to more serious ones if ______ unsolved.
   a. making       b. remained       c. keeping        d. left
28. excuse me, but it’s time to have your temperature __________.
a. take      b. taken         c. taking        d. be taken
29. ––– the electrical fan she _______ in town yesterday works well again.
––– thanks to the repairman, it does work well again.
a. repaired      b. had repaired      c. has repaired      d. had had repaired
30.i told sally how to get here, but perhaps i __________ for her.
a. had to write it out           b. must have written it out
c. should have written it out     d. ought to write it out
31.i saw her in the office this morning. she __________ back to work without the doctor’s permission.
a. couldn’t come               b. couldn’t have come
c. should have come            d. shouldn’t have come