20. One of them told me, “This is the first time I ________ to the capital to attend the flag-raising ceremony.”

　　 A. came 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. come

C. have come　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. had come

19. The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.

　　 A. had known　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. knew

C. have known　　　　　　　　　 D. know

18. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I __________ half of it.

　　 A. was missing　　　　　　　　　 B. had missed　

C. will miss　　　　　　　　　　 D. missed

17. With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _______ each year.

　　 A. is washing away　　　　　　　　　 B. is being washed away

C. are washing away　 　　　　　　　 D. are being washed away

16. He was hoping to go abroad; but his parents __________ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank.

　　 A. were deciding　　　　　　　　　　 B. have decided

C. decided　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will decide

15. -What were you up to when she dropped in?

　 　-I _________ for a while and __________ some reading.

A. was playing; was going to do　 　　　　 B. played; did

　　 C. had played; was going to do　　　 D. had played; did

14. -Have you heard from Janet recently?

　 -No, but I ______ her over Christmas.　

　　 A. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will be seeing

C. have seen　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have been seeing

13. -I haven’t seen you for ages. Where have you been?

　 　- I _______ on leave in Europe.

　　 A. have been　　　 　　　　　　　 B. am

C. was　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. had been

12.-Can I help you, Madam?

　 - No, thanks. I_______.

　　 A. have just looked around　　　　　 B. just look around

　　 C. just looked around 　　　　　　　 D. am just looking around

11. -Tom came back home the day before yesterday.

　 　- Really? Where __________ at all?

　　 A. had he been　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. has he been

C. had he gone　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has he gone