People           about what our future will look like for thousands of years.

have been wondering

wonder

wondered

will wonder

考查动词时态。句意：数千年以来人们一直想知道我们未来是什么样子。根据时间状语 for thousands of years可知，描述从过去开始一直持续到现在的动作，用现在完成进行时。故选A项。

---Who was calling you on the phone just now？

---_______.

That's him

It was Tom

This was someone

Maybe Jim's

考查强调句。句意---刚才谁在电话里面叫你？---他是汤姆。根据题意，答句为强调句。完整形式为it was Tom that call you on the phone just now.缩写形式为It was Tom，故选B。

Her         for writing was a desire for women to get  the right to higher education.

motivation

qualification

talent

technique

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她写作的动力源自为女性获得更高教育的权利。motivation动力；动机；qualification资格；talent才能，天赋；technique技巧。故a desire for women to get  the right to higher educatio是她写作的动力。故选A项。

My mom suggest that we           eat out for a change this weekend.

should

might

could

would

考查虚拟语气。句意：我妈妈建议我们这周末出去吃饭换换口味。suggest作“建议”时，后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气（should）+动词原形。故选A项。

You don't have to know the name of the author to find a book. You           find the book by the title.

must

need

can

would

考查情态动词辨析。句意：你不需要知道作者的名字就能找到一本书。你可以按书名找到这本书。A.must必须，一定；B.need 需要；C. can可能；可能；D.would愿意。根据句意可知，此处表示一种客观的可能性，应使用情态动词can。故选C项。