14. I ______ to New York three times this year. A. have been B. was C. were D. had been 15. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States. A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave 16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend. A. has happened B. happened C. had happened D. would have been happened 17. John ______ a book when I saw him. A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading 18. He said he _______ return later. A. will B. would C. can D. would be 19. Jack ________ the door. A. has just opened B. open C. have opened D. opening 20. I have been waiting for you ______. A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m C. for two hours D. All are correct 21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels. A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written 23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week. A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written