53. ―________ you _________ the chief editor at the airport?
―No. He _______ away before my arrival.
A. Have; met; has driven B. Had; met; was driven
C. Did; meet; had been driven D. Have; met; was driven
52. ―Did you meet Professor Johnson?
―Yes, but when I arrived, he ________, so we only had time for a few words.
A. had just left B. has just left
C. was just leaving D. just left
51. ―Have you finished your composition already?
―Yes. I _________ it in twenty minutes.
A. have finished B. finished
C. will finish D. had finished
50. He traveled to many mountain villages and saw many poor children out of school. This experience _______ his life.
A. would change B. had changed
C. was to change D. was changing
49. You _______ things about. Look, what a mess in your room.
A. always throw B. have always thrown
C. are always throwing D. have always been throwing
48. ―You haven’t said a word about my new hair-style, Molly. Do you like it?
―I’m sorry I ______ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty.
A. wasn’t saying B. don’t say
C. won’t say D. didn’t say
47. We plan to reach the North Pole in mid-July, and by then we _______ for six weeks.
A. are walking B. have been walking
C. will be walking D. will have been walking
46. ―I guess you might have got lost there last Sunday.
―Well, I_______.
A. mostly did B. nearly had
C. almost had D. almost did
45. ―Hello! May I speak to Jack, please?
―Yes, speaking.
―Oh, I _________ your voice at first.
A. don’t recognize B. didn’t
C. hadn’t recognized D. haven’t recognized
44. Caunen Ferreira ______ up hope of finding her pet parrot, Raquel, who ______ from the back garden of her house two years ago.
A. has given; was disappeared B. has given; had disappeared
C. had given; was disappeared D. has given; disappeared
