1. They___________ for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.   A. had been running                                                    B. have been running   C. are running                                                                 D. will be running   2. I___________ come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.     A. will B. had C. do D. have 3. I assumed you ___________ paying for the repairs until the end of last year.   A. have been B. was been C. are being D. had been 4. ___________ get tired of answering the same questions every day?   A. Have you ever B. Had you ever C. Do you ever D. Are you ever 5. She___________ working on that manuscript for 2 years now.     A. will be B. has been C. had been D. is 6. I___________ there once a long time ago and___________ back since.     A. went/ have not been B. go/ am not     C. have gone/ was   D. was going/ had not been            7. The students___________ by Mrs. Linda. However, this week they___________ by Mr. Mike.   are usually taught/ are being taught   usually teach/ are teaching   have usually been taught/ have been teaching   were usually teaching/ are teaching 8. 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   9. 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   10. 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   11. By this time next summer, you ___________ your studies.   A. completes                                                                   B. will complete   C. are completing                                                          D. will have completed   12. 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               Last night at this time, they __________ the same thing. She_________ and he the newspaper.   are doing/ is cooking/ is reading   were doing/ was cooking/ was reading   was doing/ has cooked/ is reading   had done/ was cooking/read               When I_________ home last night, I_________ that Jane________ a beautiful candlelight dinner.   had arrived/ discovered/ prepared   was arriving/ had discovered/ was preparing   have arrived/ was discovering/ had prepared   arrived/ discovered/ was preparing               Sam___________ to change a light bulb when he___________ and___________.   A. was trying/ slipped/ fell                                      B. tried/ was slipping/ falling   C. had been trying / slipped                                     D. has tried/ slips/ falls   16. Yesterday, I___________ for work late because I___________ to set my alarm.   A. had left/ forgot                                                         B. was leaving/ was forgetting   C. left/ had forgot                                                         D. had been leaving/ would forget   17. By the time we________ to the train station, Susan_________ for us for more than two hours.   A. will get/ has been waiting                                   B. got/ was waiting   C. got/ had been waiting                                           D. get/ will wait               I___________ for this company for more than 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 19. My mother always the first___________ up and the last___________ to bed.   A. getting/ going B. to get/ going C. getting/ to go  D. to get/ to go 20. I___________ you last night after dinner, but you___________ there. Where___________ you?   A. was calling/ are not/ are B. called/ were not/ were   C. had called/ had not been/ were D. called/ have not been/ are