17. They _____here for more than a month.　　　　

A. have arrived　　　 　 B. have reached　 　　　

C. have come　 　　 　　　 D. have been　

16. The fence ____near the window.　　　　　

A. stand　　 B. is standing　　 C. have stood　　 D. stands　

15. I didn’t know when they ___again.　　　　　

A. came　　　 　　　 　　B. were coming　　

C. had come　　 　　　　 D. had been coming　

14. They will go to work in the countryside when they ____school next year .

　　　 A. will leave　 　　　 　　B. will have leave　

C. are leaving　　　 　　 D. leave　

13. They ___to help but could not get here in time.　

A. had wanted　　　 　　 B. have wanted　

C. was wanting　　 　　 D. want

12. He ____with us since he returned last month.　　

A. lives　　 　　 　　　　　 B. lived　　 　　

C. had lived　　 　　　　　 D. has lived

11. Peter said that he _____home the next day.　　　　

A. was going to　　 　　　 B. will go　　 　　　　　　

C. would go　　　 　　 D. had gone

10. Don’t get off until the bus _____.　　　　　　　　　

A. stopped　 　　　　 　　B. will stop　 　　　　　　　

C. will have stopped 　　 D. stops　

9. She told me that her father _____to the post office when I arrived

　 　 A. just went　　 　 　　B. has just gone　　 　　　

C. had just gone　　 　　 D. had just been going

8. Tom: This is a terribly heavy box.　 　　　　　　

John: I ____you to carry it.

　　　 A. will help　　 　 　　B. am going to help　 　　

C. had better to help　 D. had rather help