16. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ________ 50 million.
A. have reached B. has reached
C. are reaching D. had reached
17. He kept looking at her, wondering whether he ________ her somewhere.
A. saw B. has seen
C. sees D. had seen
18. The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star arrived.
A. were waiting B. had been waiting
C. had waited D. would wait
19. She ________ her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job.
A. would change B. has changed
C. changed D. was changing
20. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ________ increased enormously ever since.
A. is B. was
C. has been D. had been
21. —You haven’t said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it?
—I’m sorry I ________ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty on you.
A. wasn’t saying B. don’t say
C. won’t say D. didn’t say
22. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness ________.
A. has grown B. is growing
C. grew D. had grown
23. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ________ fresh for several days.
A. be stayed B. stay
C. be staying D. have stayed
24. How can you possibly miss the news? It ________ on TV all day long.
A. has been B. had been
C. was D. will be
25. －Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on.
－Where was I?
－You ________ you didn’t like your father’s job.
A. had said B. said
C. were saying D. had been saying
26. I arrived late; I ________ the road to be so icy.
A. wouldn’t expect B. haven’t expected
C. hadn’t expected D. wasn’t expecting
27. I ________ while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time!
A. had fallen asleep B. have fallen asleep
C. fell asleep D. fall asleep
28. Although he has lived with us for years, he _______ us much impression.
A. hadn’t left B. didn’t leave
C. doesn’t leave D. hasn’t left
29. I ________ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.
A. will play B. have played
C. played D. play
30. I wonder why Jenny ________ us recently. We should have heard from her by now.
A. hasn’t written B. doesn’t write
C. won’t write D. hadn’t written