All the preparations for the project ________, and we’re ready to start.

　　A．completed

　　B．had been completed

　　C．complete

　　D．have been completed

—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

—When did he go to America?

—Oh, he ________ there since half a year ago.

　　A．went

　　B．has been

　　C．has gone

　　D．was

—Isn’t it hard to drive downtown to work?

—Yes, that’s why I ________ to work by train.

　　A．have been going

　　B．have gone

　　C．was going

　　D．will have gone

—Li Ming is said ________ abroad. Do you know what country he studied in?

—Yes, in Britain.

　　A．to have studied

　　B．to study

　　C．to be studying

　　D．to have been studying

In the last couple of years, the world’s press（新闻界）________ by the progress of China’s women athletes.

　　A．has been surprised

　　B．have surprised

　　C．is being surprised

　　D．surprises

Mary ________ the Washington Science Center. She is disappointed that her father doesn’t allow her to go there with her class.

　　A．often comes

　　B．was going to

　　C．has never visited

　　D．had never been to

Prices of food in that area ________ sharply since word came that the war would break out soon.

　　A．were cut down

　　B．were rising

　　C．have been brought down

　　D．have been going up

This is the third time I ________ Hong Kong. The second time I ________ here was on Christmas Day last year.

　　A．have visited; came

　　B．have visited; have come

　　C．visited; came

　　D．visited; had come

—Sorry, I’m late because driving here was slow because of the traffic.

—That’s all right. I ________ long.

　　A．haven’t waited

　　B．haven’t been waiting

　　C．don’t wait

　　D．There is no doubt that