12.　　 If the weather had been better, we could have had a picnic. But it ____ all day.

A. rained　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rains　　 　　　　　　　　 C. has rained 　　　 D. is raining

11.　　 The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front ______ to arrive.

A. is expected　　 　　　 B. is expecting　 　 C. expects　　 D. will be expected

10.　　 -Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?

-Yes, since she________ the Chinese Society.

A. has joined　　　　　 B. joins　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. had joined　　　　　　　　 D. joined

9.　　　　 -Have you got any job offers?

-No. I ______.

A. waited　　　　　　　 B. had been waiting　　　　　　　 C. have waited　　　　　　　 D. am waiting

8.　　　　 We first met on a train in 200We both felt immediately that we ______ each other for years.

A. knew　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. have known　　　　　　　　　　 C. had known　　　　 D. know

7.　　　　 --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

--- I think so. He ___________ for it for months

A. is preparing　　　 B. was preparing

C. had been preparing　　 D. has been preparing

6.　　　　 So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A. saw　　　 B. see　　 C. had seen　　 D. have seen

5.　　　　 No decision　　　 about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.

A. will be made　　　　　　 B. is made　　　 C. is being made　　　　　 D. has been made

4.　　　　 The hotel wasn’t particularly good. But I ____ in many worse hotels.

A. was staying　 B, stayed　 C. would stay　 D. had stayed

3.　　　　 I like these English songs and they ________many times on the radio.

A. taught　　　　 B. have taught 　　　　C. are taught　　　　 D. have been taught