Despite the previous rounds of talks, no agreement______ so far by the two sides.

A. has been reached B. was reached

C. will reach D. will have reached

Jane can’t attend the meeting at 3 o’clock this afternoon because she ______ a class at that time.

A. will teach B. would teach

C. has taught D. will be teaching

More expressways in Sichuan soon to promote the local economy.

A. are being built B. will be built

C. have been built D. had been built

At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he the first black president of the United States of America.

A. was to become B. becomes

C. is to become D. became

Mary really hard on his book and thinks he’ll have finished it by Friday.

A. worked B. has been working

C. had worked D. has worked

—Where is Peter? I can't find him anywhere.

—He went to the library after breakfast and his essay there ever since.

A. wrote B. had written

C. has been writing D. is writing

To my delight, I from hundreds of applicants to attend the opening ceremony.

A. was chosen B. was being chosen

C. would choose D. had chosen

The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.

A. were B. will be

C. have been D. had been

It is reported that a space station ______ on the moon in years to come.

A. will be building B. will be built

C. has been building D. has been built

Just as I got to the school gate, I realised I ______ my bank in the cafe.

A. have left B. had left

C. would leave D. was leaving