The policeman's attention was suddenly caught by a small box which ______ placed under the Minister's car.

A. has been            B. was being         C. had been         D. would be

 Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _________ in the clothing industry.

A. is working        B. works      C. work       D. worked

 Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn’t’ want her parents to know what she __________.

A. has done        B. had done        C. was doing          D. is doing

 Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which _______ the Pacific, and we met no storms.

A. was called        B. is called   C. had been called    D. has been called

 More than a dozen students in that school        abroad to study medicine last year.

A. sent                    B. were sent            C. had sent              D. had been sent

 When the old man        to walk back to his house, the sun       itself behind the mountain.

A. started; had already hidden                    B. had started; had already hidden

C. had started; was hiding                         D. was starting; hid

 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

 —What would you do if it         tomorrow?

—We have to carry it on, since we’ve got everything ready.

A. rain                    B. rains                   C. will rain              D. is raining

 The hero’s story         differently in the newspapers.

A. was reported       B. was reporting      C. reports               D. reported

 The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I         before.

A. was having         B. have                   C. have ever had      D. had ever had