We felt great relief that the heavy traffic of lorries, which since the first days of the construction work on the bypass………….us mad, came to an end.
A.was driving
B.had been driving
C.has been driving
D.has nearly driven

Most people had to go home without seeing Johnny. And even those few lucky ones who……………..him were not allowed to address him.
A.did see
B.have seen
C.would see
D.would have seen

Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I ………..a small object just under the fence.
A.spotted
B.had spotted
C.have spotted
D.was spotted

When we ..............at the airport we........that we..............our pastports at the office.
A.arrived/ had noticed/ had left
B.arrived/ noticed/ had left
C.have arrived/ noticed/ left
D.had arrived/ have noticed/ have left

Since the Green Contest…………..before the end of the school year, I was against extending the deadline.
A.must have been judged
B.had to be judged
C.has been judged
D.would have been judged

I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about.

What I………………..though was that their boss would be there the next morning.
A.did understand
B.didn’t understand
C.have understood
D.could have understood

At my wife’s mention of the hidden treasure, the boy’s eyes…………….with excitement.
A.shone
B.were shining
C.have shone
D.have shined

I……………the envelope to the gate, hoping the girl would be clever enough to find it.
A.fast
B.have fastened
C.fastened
D.have fast

At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he…………….articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.
A.had been publishing
B.was publishing
C.has been publishing
D.published

I was very upset to learn that my first opponent would be Sam Miller, who………….part in tournaments for no less than ten years.
A.was taking
B.has been taking
C.took
D.had been taking