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1.        By the end of next year, Mr. Park ________ for this company for 35 years.

A. will work              B. will have worked C. will be working                D. has worked

2.        You won’t know if the shoes ________ you until you ________ them on.

A. will fit / try           B. will fit / will try               C. fit / have tried                  D. fit / tried

3.        Most of the guests ________ by the time we arrived at the reception.

A. had left                  B. were left                            C. would left              D. have left

4.        I got a bad sunburn because I ________ in the sun for days.

A. had lain                 B. had laid                             C. have lain                           D. have laid

5.        The two friends ________ in the same company for a year before they ________ each other.

A. has been working / recognized                        B. had been working / recognized

C. were working / had recognized                       D. have been working / had recognized

6.        Hurry up or we ________ the first film!

A. miss                       B. have missed                     C. will miss                            D. had missed

7.        The pollution is getting worse. It’s high time we ________ effective action to reduce it.

A. took                        B. must take                          C. will take                            D. ought to take

8.        The man ________ out the key and ________ the car door.

A. was taking / opened       B. took / opened      C. took / would open          D. took / had opened

9.        We thought Mr. Reese would say something about his business, but he ________ it.

A. doesn’t mention                                                  B. didn’t mention                

C. hasn’t mentioned                                    D. hadn’t mentioned

10.    ________ tired, he decided to leave early.

A. Feels                      B. Felt                         C. To feel                                D. Feeling

11.    We were informed of the landslide while ________ along the pass.

A. drove                     B. driving                              C. to drive                              D. driven

12.    Bob ________ so sleepy yesterday morning that he ________ asleep during the math lesson.

A. fell / fell                B. felt / fell                            C. felt / felt                            D. fell / felt

13.    “This is the third time you ________ the traffic law,” said the policewoman.

A. break                     B. broke                                 C. have broken                     D. were broken

14.    By the time he retired from work, all his daughters ________ married.

A. got                          B. have got                            C. would get                          D. had got

15.    She wanted to go out that night, but her father told her ________.

A. did not                   B. don’t                                  C. not do                                D. not to

16.    Only when ________ home did I remember the appointment with her.

A. I got                        B. did I get                             C. had I got                            D. have I got

17.    Claire didn’t ________ in Liverpool.

A. used to live           B. use to living                      C. use to live             D. be used to living

18.    The school ________ a 100% pass rate in recent years.

A. has                         B. had                         C. is having                            D. has had

19.    Someone stole his motorbike while he ________ breakfast in a shop.

A. has             B. have                                   C. is having                            D. was having

20.    Carol ________ a flat yet, so she’s still living with her friend.

A. didn’t find B. hasn’t found                     C. found                                 D. didn’t found