--Do you want a lift home?

---It’s very kind of you, but I have a much late in the office. I overslept this morning because my morning clock _______.

A. doesn’t go off       B. won’t gone     C. wasn’t going off   D. didn’t go on

 -----Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?

-----Yes, I did. You know, my brother ________ in the match.

A. is playing      B. was playing      C. has played      D. had played

 —Did you see a man in black pass by just now?

—No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.

A. read        B. was reading     C. would read       D. am reading

 I like these English songs and they ________many times on the radio.

A. taught         B. have taught         C. are taught        D. have been taught

 The hotel wasn’t particularly good. But I ____ in many worse hotels.

A. was staying   B, stayed   C. would stay   D. had stayed

 No decision      about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.

A. will be made            B. is made      C. is being made           D. has been made

 So far this year we ______ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

A. saw       B. see     C. had seen     D. have seen

 --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

--- I think so. He ___________ for it for months

A. is preparing      B. was preparing

C. had been preparing    D. has been preparing

 We first met on a train in 200We both felt immediately that we ______ each other for years.

A. knew                       B. have known                     C. had known        D. know

 —Have you got any job offers?

—No. I ______.

A. waited               B. had been waiting              C. have waited              D. am waiting