29. How can you possibly miss the news? It ___ on TV all day long.

A. has been　　　　　 　 B. had been　　　 　　 C. was　　　　 　　　　 　D. will be

28. Although he has lived with us for years, he ___ us much impression.

A. hadn’t left　　　　 　 B. didn’t leave　　 　　　 C. doesn’t leave　　　　 D. hasn’t left

27. No one in the department but Tom and I ___ that the director is going to resign.

A. knows　　　　　　 　 B. know　　　　 　　　　 C. gave known　　　　 D. am to know

26. --- Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

　 --- Oh! I thought they ____ without me.

A. went　　 　　　　B. are going　　　 　　　　　 C. have gone　　　　　 D. had gone

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

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

24. 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

23. 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

22. They ____ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ___ it as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working　　　　 　　　　　 B. had worked; were still working　

C. have been working; have worked　　　　　 　　　　　 D. have worked; are still working

21. ---- Don’t you think it necessary that he ____ to Miami but to New York?

　 ---- I agree, but the problem is ____he has refused to.

A. will not be sent; that　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. not be sent; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. should not be sent; what　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. should not send; what

20. 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