He ........................the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.
A.A. hold
B.B. held           
C.C. has been holding
D.D. has held

When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn’t seem satisfied. He ………no major book since he settled in Uganda.
A.A. has published   
B.  B. could have published     
C. C. published               
D.D. had published

I remember that meeting Andy Sugar was a great occasion for my children. Since the showing of his film they ……………. him as something of a national hero.
A.admired  
B.had admired
C.have been admiring                                                          
D.have admired

The secrecy of the police operation against the gang was complete. It seems only in jail did its bosses discover their phone calls……………listened to for months.
A.were being                      
B.had been
C.were 
D.have been

The promotion that my father ………. about for such a long time was overshadowed by Lucy’s accident which forced her to spend several months in hospital.



A.       A. had dreamed      
B.B. has dreamed    
C.         C. was dreaming           
D.   D. has been dreaming

When I saw that the main prize which I………….of since the announcement of the lottery would go to Milly, I started crying.
A.have been dreaming
B.have dreamt
C.had dreamt
D.was dreaming

At first the idea……………me as silly; but I may have been wrong.
A.struck
B.has stricken     
C.was striking 
D.has struck

Since we……….received by the governor, we were all dressed formally and it was a great disappointment when the audience was cancelled.
A.had been          
B.have been 
C.were to be
D.would have been

I can remember she……………the    dining-room table with a        white cloth to celebrate my return.
A.laid   
B.lay                                              
C.has lain            
D.baa laid

One of the sad moments if the cruise was saying goodbye to Mel, who……….with us since we set sail but whose health problems forced him to leave us at Lagos.
A.has sailed         
B.has been sailing 
C.was sailing 
D.had sailed