1.The test papers ….. now.
A were handed out B. are being handed out C. are handed out
2. We were surprised ….. his reaction to the news.
A. of B. for C. at
3. They have got a huge house. They ….. be rich.
A. needn’t B. can C. must
4. ….. you open the window, please?”
A. Can B. Shall C. Must
5. I insist on my money ….. immediately.
A. to be refunded B. be refunded C. being refunded
6. They……for a table for an hour before they finally got seated.
A. were waiting B. have been waiting C. had been waiting
7. My jar is nearly empty! Someone……my coffee!
A. had been drinking B. was drinking C. has been drinking
8. Dr Adams……three patients so far.
A. had seen B. has seen C. saw
9. ……the boys had finished their homework, their father took them to the baseball game.
A. After B. Until C. By the time
10. By the time they……at the airport, their plane had already taken off.
A. had arrived B. were arriving C. arrived
11. A: Why are you so tired?
B: I………..basketball with my friends.
A. have been playing B. was playing C. had been playing
| 12. Mark and Louise……..for five hours when they stopped to eat lunch.
A. have been travelling B. travelled C. had been travelling
13. How long ago……..working for this company?
A. have you started B. did you start C. had you started
14. Sally ………all the housework by the time I got home.
A. has done B. did C. had done
15. Mary…….on the phone all morning and hasn’t done any work.
A. has been talking B. was talking C. talked
16. Susie was watering the plants while her mother…….an apple pie.
A. was making B. has been making C. had made
17. A: How long has Stacy been writing poetry?
B: …….she was 16 years old.
A. Until B. Since C. When
18. Samuel……the house when the phone started ringing.
A. has just entered B. had just entered C. entered
19. Janine was driving in the countryside with her friends when the storm ……. .
A. was breaking B. had broken C. broke
20. He …….the newspaper, then he went to bed.
A. read B. had read C. was reading
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