Although the police suspected the fire had been started ____, they couldn’t prove it.
A.increasingly
B.constantly
C.deliberately
D.precisely

I.... the time when I.... as a teacher.
A.have never forgot / have first worked
B.am never forgetting / first work
C.will never forget / first worked
D.had never forgot / was first working

Women.... in presidential elections since 1921.
A.vote
B.have voted
C.had voted
D.are voting

By the time the boss.... at 9.00, his employees.... for two hours.
A.will arrive / are working
B.arrives / will have been working
C.arrived / have been working
D.has arrived / were working

When the party was ____, we helped them clear up the room.
A.up
B.over
C.out
D.off

The children are so looking forward to the holiday, they can ____ wait.
A.never
B.hardly
C.rarely
D.seldom

Before we.... a computer, we.... that typewriter to type our assignments.
A.bought / have used
B.are buying / use
C.buy / have used
D.bought / had used

John.... in France, but his parents.... in Cologne, Germany after living there for five years.
A.was born / had met
B.had been born / met
C.has been born / meet
D.is born / have met

We.... each other one day while John.... a book in the library and I.... down beside him.
A. met / was reading / sat
B.had met / was reading / had sat
C.meet / is reading / have sat
D.will meet / reads / sat

John.... his parents in France at the moment. He.... in New York, but.... his parents for the past few weeks.
A.was visiting / live / had visited
B.has visited / lived / is visiting
C.is visiting / lives / has been visiting
D.has been visiting / had live / has been visiting