5.　　　　 They ________ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ______ it as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working　　　 B. had worked; were still working

C. have been working; have worked　　　　　 D. have worked; are still working

4.　　　　 -Why did you leave that position?

-I 　　　　a better position at IBM.

A. offer　　　　　　　　　 B. offered　　　　　　　　 C. am offered　　　　　 D. was offered

3.　　　　 Scientists think that the continents 　　　　　always where they 　　　　　today.

A. aren’t; are　　　　　 B. aren’t; were　　　　 C. weren’t; are　　　　 D. weren’t; were

2.　　　　 -Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

-Oh! I thought they　 　　　　　without me.

A. went 　　　　　　　　　 B. are going 　　　　　 C. have gone 　　　　　 D. had gone

1.　　　　 Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn't stopped ringing. People __ to ask how I am going to spend the money.

A. phone　　　　 　　　 B. will phone　 　　　 C. were phoning 　D. are phoning

27.　　 The flowers were so lovely that they __________ in no time.

A. sold　　　　 B. had been sold　　　 C. were sold　　　　 D. would sell

26.　　 I know a little bit about Italy as my wife and I ________ there several years ago.

A. are going　　 B. had been　　 C. went　　　　　 D. have been

25.　　 Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried _____ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.

A.　 living　　　　 　B. to live　　　　　　 C. to be living　　　　　　 D. having lived

24.　　 I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _____on the phone all the time!

A.　 was talking　 B. has been talking C. has talked　 D. talked

23.　　 Teenagers　 　　　　their health because they play computer games too much.

A. have damaged　 B. are damaging　 C. damaged　 D. will damage