54.   You don’t need to describe her , I ________ her several times .

A. had met              B. have met             C. met              D. meet

55.   Shirley ____________ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it . 

A. has written                              B. wrote

C. had written                              D. was writing

56.   Cleaning women in big cities usually get __________ by the hour .

A. pay                  B. paying               C. paid            D. to pay

57.   — Hi , Tracy , you look tired .

—     I am tired . I _________ the living room all day .

A. painted                                B. had painted

C. have been painting                       D. have painted

58.   The price ___________ , but I doubt whether it will remain so.

A. went down                              B. will go down

C. has gone down                           D. was going down

59.   He will have learnt English for eight years by the time he __________ from the university next year .

A. will graduate                            B. will have graduated

C. graduates                               D. is to graduate

60.   — Will you go skiing with me this winter vacation.

__It ________.

A. all depend        B. all depends         C. is all depended       D. is all depending

61.   I don’t think Jim saw me ; he _________into space.

A. just stared        B. was just staring      C. has just stared        D. had just stared

62.   ________my glasses?

Yes ,I saw them on your bed a minute ago.

A. Do you see       B. Had you seen        C. Would you see       D. Have you seen

63.   Helen _________ her key in the office so she had to wait until her husband ________home.

A. has left ; comes   B. left ; had come       C. had left ; came  D. had left ;would come

64.   ___Can I help you , sir?

___Yes ,I bought this radio here yesterday , but it _________.

A. didn’t work      B. won’t work          C. can’t work        D. doesn’t work

65.   Rainforests __________and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.

A. cut            B. are cut               C. are being cut      D. had been cut

66.   It ________long before we _________the result of the experiment.

A.      will not be ; will know                    B. is ; will know

C. will not be ; know                         D. is ;know

67.   __When will you come to see me , Dad?

__I will go to see you when you _______the training course.

A. will have finished    B. will finish       C. are finishing      D. finish

68.__How long _______at this job?

  __Since 1990.

A.      were you employed                      B. have you been employed

C. had you been employed                   D. will you be employed

69.  __What happened to the priceless works of art?

___________

A.      They were destroyed in the earthquake

B.      They earthquake was destroying them

C.      They destroyed in the earthquake

D.     The earthquake destroyed them

70. By the end of last year , another new gymnasium _________in Beijing.

A.      would be completed                   B. was being completed

C. has been completed                     D. had been completed

71. When and where to go for the on-salary holiday _________yet.

A.      are not decided                       B. have not been decided

B.      is not being decided                   D. has not been decided

72. 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

73. I will go home for vacation as soon as I ________ my exams.

   A. will finish         B. finish&