The meeting ___________ (take) place at 6 p.m.
A. is take
B.will take
C.will be taking
D.shall take

By the end of the month I (live) in this town for ten years.
A.will have lived
B.will be living
C.will have been living
D.have lived

“I’m cold.” -  “I __________ (turn) on the fire.”
A.turn
B.have turned
C.will turn
D.turn

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

I agree that children ought to be treated like human beings but I’d rather you………for Amy to make up her mind about our holiday plans.


   
A.didn’t wait                       
B.won’t wait                       
C.don’t wait                           
D.not wait

The police acted too slowly. By the time the first car arrived the gangsters………..away with the money.


 
A.did drive                           
B.had driven                      
C.have driven                            
D.were driving

Being totally opposed to the project, Lady Sarah………….that it would increase job opportunities of the local people. But she considered the environmental objections of far greater importance.



A. A. has had to agree          
B.B. did agree                                 
C.C. must have agreed                         
D. D. couldn't agree

At the first sound of the plane engine the soldiers……………………to their feet.
A.sprang                   
B.sprung                                       
C.had sprung                          
D.have sprung

The alarm was raised too late because when the emergency crew arrived no less than 10,000 gallons of oil.............................into the stream.



A.A. has gushed               
B.B. gushed                                           
C.C. had gushed                         
D.  D.  did gush

Being on the whole very sceptical about the project, Mr Adams………….to cooperate. But he made it clear that his support was only conditional and could be withdrawn at any moment.
A.A. didn’t promise                                                              
B. B.did promise
 
C.C. has promised                                                                 
D.D. wouldn’t promise