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13. The price _______ but I doubt whether it will remain so.

A. went down                                      B. will go down

C. has gone down                                 D. was going down

14. The reporter said that the UFO _______ east to west when he saw it.

A. was traveling                                    B. traveled

C. had been traveling                             D. was to travel

15. —You’ve left the light on.

—Oh, so I have. _______ and turn it off.

A. I’ll go               B. I’ve gone             C. I go              D. I’m going

16. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology _______ so rapidly.

A. is changing                                      B. has changed

C. will have changed                             D. will change

17. I _______ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.

A. will play              B. have played        C. played              D. play

18. I wonder why Jenny _______ us recently. We should have heard from her by now.

A. hasn’t written                                   B. doesn’t write

C. won’t write                                      D. hadn’t written

19. —You haven’t said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it?

—I’m sorry I _______ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty on you.

A. wasn’t saying        B. don’t say         C. won’t say          D. didn’t say

20. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _______.

A. has grown            B. is growing        C. grew                 D. had grown

21. I thought Jim would say something about his school report, but he _______ it.

A. doesn’t mention                                B. hadn’t mentioned

C. didn’t mention                                  D. hasn’t mentioned

22. —You’re drinking too much.

—Only at home. No one _______ me but you.

A. is seeing                B. had seen           C. sees              D. saw

23. I’ve won a holiday for two weeks to Florida. I _______ my mum.

A. am taking              B. have taken        C. take               D. will have taken

24. The little girl _______ her heart out because she _______ her toy bear and believed she wasn’t going to find it.

A. had cried; lost                                   B. cried; had lost

C. has cried; has lost                              D. cries; has lost

25. John and I _______ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we _______ each other a couple of times before that.

A. had been; has seen                            B. have been; have seen

C. had been; had seen                            D. have been; had seen