1. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people _____ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. A. begin B. began C. have begun D. had begun 2. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _____ advertisements showing happy families. A. will often see B. often see C. are often seeing D. have often seen 3. —I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday. —Oh, how nice! Do you know when she ______? A. was leaving B. had left C. has left D. left 4. —What were you doing when Tony phoned you? —I had just finished my work and_____to take a shower. A. had started B. started C. have started D. was starting 5. I ____ you not to move my dictionary—now I can’t find it. A. asked B. ask C. was asking D. had asked 6. —Has Sam finished his homework today? —I have no idea. He ____ it this morning. A. did B. has done C. was doing D. had done 7. —What’s that terrible noise? —The neighbors ______ for a party. A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare 8. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider 9. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. A. was B. were C. had been D. would be 10. The discussion ______ alive when an interesting topic was brought in. A. was coming B. had come C. has come D. came 11. Because the shop ______, all the T-shirts are sold at half price. A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing down D. had closed down 12. Let’s keep to the point or we ______ any decisions. A. will never reach B. have never reached C. never reach D. never reached 13. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I ______ half of it. A. was missing B. had missed C. will miss D. missed 14. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847—1931) ______ the world-leading inventor for sixty years. A. would be B. has been C. had been D. was 15. —You were out when I dropped in at your house. —Oh, I ______for a friend from England at the airport. A. was waiting B. had waited C. am waiting D. has waited 16. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ______50 million. A. have reached B. has reached C. are reaching D. had reached 17. He kept looking at her, wondering whether he ______ her somewhere. A. saw B. has seen C. sees D. had seen 18. The crazy fans _____ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star arrived. A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait 19. She _____her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job. A. would change B. has changed C. changed D. was changing 20. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ______ increased enormously ever since. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been 21. —You haven’t said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it? —I’m sorry I ______ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty on you. A. wasn’t saying B. don’t say C. won’t say D. didn’t say 22. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _____. A. has grown B. is growing C. grew D. had grown 23. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ______ fresh for several days. A. be stayed B. stay C. be staying D. have stayed 24. How can you possibly miss the news? It _____ on TV all day long. A. has been B. had been C. was D. will be 25. －Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on. －Where was I? －You ______ you didn’t like your father’s job. A. had said B. said C. were saying D. had been saying 26. I arrived late; I ______the road to be so icy. A. wouldn’t expect B. haven’t expected C. hadn’t expected D. wasn’t expecting 27. I ______ while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time! A. had fallen asleep B. have fallen asleep C. fell asleep D. fall asleep 28. Although he has lived with us for years, he _____ us much impression. A. hadn’t left B. didn’t leave &n
