The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

A. was B. were

C. had been D. would be

The discussion alive when an interesting topic was brought in.

A. was coming B. had come

C. has come D. came

Because the shop , all the T-shirts are sold at half price.

A. has closed down B. closed down

C. is closing down D. had closed down

Let’s keep to the point or we any decisions.

A. will never reach B. have never reached

C. never reach D. never reached

My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I half of it.

A. was missing B. had missed

C. will miss D. missed

It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847—1931) the world-leading inventor for sixty years.

A. would be B. has been

C. had been D. was

—You were out when I dropped in at your house.

—Oh, I for a friend from England at the airport.

A. was waiting B. had waited

C. am waiting D. has waited

She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book 50 million.

A. have reached B. has reached

C. are reaching D. had reached

He kept looking at her, wondering whether he her somewhere.

A. saw B. has seen

C. see D. had seen

The crazy fans patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star arrived.

A. were waiting B. had been waiting

C. had waited D. would wait