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

As soon as I shut the front door I realised that I………….my key in the house.
A.had left
B.have left
C.left
D.was leaving

Friday will be a bad day for me - I have an extra session and maybe a press conference. I wish your mother………….on Saturday or Sunday. But I know it’s not your fault.
A.didn't come
B.were coming
C.came
D.had come

"Could we start a little earlier?" - "Well, it depends on the Parkers. I've made arrangements to start as soon as they……………"
A.will have returned
B.returned
C.will return
D.have returned

He………..me with my homework as soon as he………..writing those reports.
A.will help - finishes
B.is helping - has finished
C.was going to help - will finish
D.helps - is going to finish

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

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

Throughout the campaign we ………..our candidate’s photographs on the wall of public buildings, hoping to attract women’s votes. However, we were only moderately successful.
A.have been hanging
B.hanged
C.hung
D.have hung

Several months after the bombing most of the houses……………..in ruins.
A.lied
B.lay
C.were laying
D.laid

Seeing Peter’s handwriting on the envelope, she ………..the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since.
A.was tearing
B.tore
C.had torn
D.has torn