36. My best friend Lan________to England 10 years ago.
A. was moving B. moves C. Moved D. has moved
37. Mr.Pike________for this company for more than thirty years, and he intends to stay here until he________.
A. worked/retires B. works/is retiring
C. has been working/retires D. is working/will retire
38. While I________at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
39. By the end of last March, I________English for five years.
A. had been studied B. had been studying
C. will have been studying D. will have studied
40. ___Alan for hours but he hasn’t answered his mobile. I hope nothing’s wrong.
A. I call B. I’ve been calling C. I’m calling D. called
41. We________in silence when he suddenly________me to help him.
A. walked - was asking B. were walking - asked
C. were walking - was asking D. walked - asked
42. By the time the software____on sale next month, the company____$2 million on developing it.
A. went - had spent B. will go - has spent
C. has gone - will spend D. goes - will have spent
43. When Carol________last night, I________my favorite show on television.
A. called /was watching B. had called /watched
C. called /have watched D. was calling /watched
44. Linda took great photos of butterflies while she________in the forest.
A. was hiking B. is hiking C. Hiked D. had hiked
45. When I____for my sister in front of the supermarket, a strange man came to talk with me.
A. was waiting B. waited C. had waited D. were waiting
46. Over the past 30 years, the average robot price________by half in real terms, and even further relative to labor costs.
A. is fallen B. has fallen C. were fallen D. have fallen
47. When I came to visit her last night, she________a bath.
A. is having B. was having C. has had D. had had
48. John________in the same house since he left school.
A. lived B. had lived C. was living D. has lived
49. Since Tom________, I have heard nothing from him.
A. had left B. left C. has left D. was left
50. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he _______ dinner.
A. finish B. has finished C. will finish D. finished