By the time I.... to the office, the meeting.... without me. My boss.... furious with me and I.... .
A.will get / begins / is / am fired
B.am getting / will begin / is going to be / will be fired
C.got / had already begun / was / was fired
D.have got / began / has been / am firing

By the time he.... next month, he.... for our company for ten years.
A.retires / will have been working
B.will retire / has been working
C.has retired / is working
D.would retired / was working

There.... three pencils, a pen, and a book on the table.
A.is
B.are
C.was
D.have

Two-fifths of the troops.... in the battle last year.
A.have lost
B.loses
C.was lost
D.were lost

Two-fifths of the vineyard.... by fire last night.
A.destroys
B.destroy
C.was destroyed
D.were destroyed

Rickets.... popular among some countries in Africa.
A.is
B.are
C.were
D.have

The Netherlands .... a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe.
A.is
B.are
C.has been
D.have

We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we.... to the train station, Susan.... for us for more than two hours.
A.got / had been waiting
B.had got / were waiting
C.had been getting / waited
D.were getting / waited

Mike.... to sit down because he.... all day at work.
A.had been wanting / was standing
B.had wanted / stood
C.wanted / had been standing
D.was wanting / had stood

The motorcycle…. to George for years before Tina it…. last week.
A.belonged / had bought
B.was belonging / has bought
C.had belonged / bought
D.had been belonging / bought