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.A.  was taking       
B.B. has been taking                 
C.C. took                             
D.D. had been taking

By criticising the firm at the meeting, Leo……………..his own grave. Did you see how furious the boss was?



A.A. is digging          
B.B. dug                                   
C.C. has been digging         
D.D.   had   dug

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.A. had been publishing                                                  
B.B. was publishing

C.C. has been publishing                                                     
D.D. published

I……………the envelope to the gate, hoping the girl would be clever enough to find it.



A.A. fast                         
B.    B. have  fastened                      
C.C. fastened                                
D.D. have fast

As it turned out, the real hero of the contest was Dave Baker, a school­boy from Trent, who………….on the skateboard for a couple of months.


    
A.  A. had only been practising                                               
B.B.has only been practising

C.C. was only practising                                                    
D.D. only practised

At my wife’s mention of the hidden treasure, the boy’s eyes…………….with excitement.


     
A.shone                      
B.   B. were shining                           
C.C. have shone                             
D. D. have shined

Our lack of interest in the project had nothing to do with money but came from the fact that since graduation we …………. fairly regularly. Thus, for most of us an anniversary party had no special attraction.


 
A.   A. were meeting        
B.B. have been meeting           
C.C. have been met                          
D.     D. had met

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.   A. did understand                              
B.B.didn’t understand
  
C.  C. have understood                                                    
D.D. could have understood

Since every penny of the grant………………spent on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do the cleaning.
A.A. must have been     
B.B. would have been           
C.C. has been
D.D. had to be

It is now over seventy years since Lindbergh.........across the Atlantic.
A.A. has fled
B.B. flew
C.C. fled
D.D. has flown