1. When I got home I found that water...............................down the kitchen walls A. ran B. was running C. has run D. had been running 2. After he.......................his English course, he went to England to continue his study A. has finish B. had finished C. was finished D. would finish 3. How.........................since we .....................college? A. are you- left B. were you- left C. have you been- have left D. have you been- left 4. I..................much of you lately. We..........................three months ago A. haven't seen- last meet B. didn't see- met C. haven't seen- have meet D. didn't see- have met 5. The Chinese.......................spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo.................back to Italy A. made- brought B. have made- brought C. made- had brought D. had been making- brought 6. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker.................speaking and the audience................... A. just finished- were clapping B. had just finished- had clapped C. had just finished- were clapping D. just finished- had clapped 7. He.............................his job last month and then he..................out of work A. lost- was B. was lost- had been C. has lost- was D. lost- has been 8. In the last hundred years, travelling.......................much easier and more comfortable A. become B. has become C. became D. will became 9. In the 19th century, it.............two or three months to across North America by covered wagon A. took B. had taken C. had been taken D. was taking 10. In the past, the trip...................very rough and often dangerous, but things..........a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years A. was- have changed B. is- change C. had been- will change D. has been- changed 11. She................Hanoi last year A. went B. go C. goes D. is going 12. Now you ..................from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours A. are flying B. would fly C. will fly D. can fly 13. When Carol....................last night, I................my favorite show on television A. was calling- watched B. called- have watched C. called- was watching D. had called- watched 14. By the time next summer, you....................your studies A. completes B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed 15. Right now, Jim.................the newspaper and Kathy...............dinner A. reads- has cooked B. is reading- is cooking C. has read- was cooking D. read- will be cooking 16. Last night at this time, they................................the same thing. She.................and he............the newspaper A. are doing- is cooking- is reading B. were doing- was cooking- was reading C. was doing- has cooked- is reading D. had done- was cooking- read 17. Sam..............to change a light bulb when he................and......................... A. was trying-slipped- fell B. tried- was slipping- falling C. had been trying- slipped- was falling D. has tried- slips- falls 18. Every day I ______up at 6 o'clock, ____breakfast at seven o'clock and_____for work at 8 o'clock A. get- eat- leave B. have got- eating- leaving C. got- ate- left D. will get- have eaten- left 19. I_____ for this company for more then thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I_____next year A. am working- will retire B. am going to work- am retiring C. work- am going to retire D. have been working- retire 20. My mother is the first.................up and the last......................to bed A. getting- going B. to get- going C. getting- to go D. to get- to go 21. I must have a bath. I ......................all the afternoon A. was gardening