66. Mr Pike ______ lunch at home with his wife, but today he ______ lunch with his friends. Mrs. Pike ______ to London since two days ago. a. is usually having/ has/ went b. has usually had/ has/ is going c. usually has/ is having/ has gone d. will have/ has had/ goes 67. John ______ a lot. In fact, when he ______ only two years old, he first ______ to the USA. a. always travels/ was/ has flown b. has always travelled/ was/ flew c. is always travelling/ had been/ flew d. always travelled/ was/ has flown 68. 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 69. 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 70. 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 set c. meet/ is reading/ have sat d. will meet/ reads/ sat 71. 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 72. A: ______ to come over for dinner tonight? B: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I ______ to a movie tonight with some friends. a. Have you wanted/ will go b. Did you want/ went c. Do you want/ am going d. Are you wanting/ go 73. He ______ a good day until a thief ______ into his apartment, ______ all his money, and ______ him up. a. has been having/ comes/ takes/ tied b. had been having/ came/ took/ tied c. was having/ had came/ took/ tied d. is having/ is coming/ has take/ ties 74. A: Where ______ on holiday? B: I don't know. We ______ yet. a. will you go/ are not going to decide b. are you going/ have not decided c. have you gone/ do not decide d. did you go/ had not decided. 75. When I ______ the street, I ______ somebody call my name. a. have crossed/ hear b. had crossed/ would hear c. am crossing/ will hear d. was crossing/ heard 76. The train ______at 8.58, so we ______ in Scotland by lunchtime. a. leaves/ will be b. left/ have been c. has left/ were d. left/ had been 77. I think by the time we ______there, Jim ______. a. get/ will have left b. got/ has left c. will get/ will leave d. had got/ left 78. 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 79. Women ______ in presidental elections since 1921. a. vote b. have voted c. had voted d. are voting 80. 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 81. - I am hungry. I ______ lunch yet. - Don't worry. I ______ you a sandwich. a. have not had/ will get b. do not have/ am going to get c. will not have/ have got d. am not having/ get 82. Do you think everything ______ when we ______ from the store? a. will be finished/ get back b. is finished/ will get back c. is going to finish/ are getting back d. has been finished/ will have got back. 83. Look! Mary ______a beautiful new dress. She ______ so pretty in the dress. a. was wearing/ looked b. wears/ has looked c. has been wearing/ is looking d. is wearing/ looks 84. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we ______ up tomorrow morning, the sun ______. a. will wake/ will shine b. are waking/ shines c. are going to wake/ is shining d. wake/ will be shining 85. When the president ______ off the plane, the crowd ______ for him for half an hour. a. gets/ will wait b. got/ had been waiting c. had got/ was waiting d. has got/ will be waiting 86. Jane ______ at my house when you ______. a. is/ will arrive b. will be/ will arrive c. will be/ arrive d. is/ are going to arrive 87. They ______ here for three years before you ______ last week. a. have worked/ came b. have been working/ come c. was working/ had come d. had been working/ came 88. These students ______ hard since the beginning of the school year because they ______ their graduation exam next May. a. studied/ are going to take b. are studying/ will be taking c. study/ will have taken d. have been studying/ will take 89. The students ______ chapter 5 next week, so they ______ to prepare for it now. a. have studied/ will read b. are studying/ have read c. will study/ read d. will be studying/ are reading 90. By the time John ______ to help, we ______ the work. a. comes/ finished b. comes/ will have finished c. will come/ will have d. came/ have finished 91. Mary sometimes ______ to turn off the computer before she ______ home. a. forgot/ had gone b. has forgot/ is going c. is forgetting/ has gone d. forgets/ goes 92. They ______ good preparations before they ______ their final examination yesterday. a. made/ had taken b. had made/ took c. have made/ take d. will have made/ have taken 93. He ______ a birthday party tomorrow for his daughter who ______ three. a. is having/ turns b. will have had/ will turn c. is going to have/ has turned d. has had/ is going to turn 94. When Susan ______ yesterday, Peter ______ dinner. He ______ cooking very much and often ______ the meals himself a. phoned/ was cooking/ likes/ prepares b. had phoned/ cooked/ liked/ prepared c. was phoning/ was cooking/ has liked/ is preparing d. has phoned/ is cooking/ is liking/ preparing 95. They ______ to finish their work because they ______ Los Angeles next Sundays. a. are needing/ visit b. need/ are going to visit c. have needed/ are visiting d. needed/ have visited 96. At present, Mary ______ her clothes. She ______ the clothes on Sundays. a. is washing/ often washes b. was washing/ hhas often washed c. has washed/ is often washing d. washes/ often washed 97. I ______ that movie before last night. a. did not see b. has not seen c. had not seen d. will see 98. I ______ Lisa at the museum when I ______ to restaurant but she ______ me. a. was seeing/ was going/ had not seen b. had seen/ went/ was not seeing c. have seen/ have gone/ does not see d. saw/ was going/ did not see

Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year by designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money.

In spite of his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards. He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs." he said. "I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year”. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most his spare time is spent working.

"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school”. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. David added: "I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

Question 1. How does David earn money?

A. by working as a taxi driver                                   

B. by selling new programs                

C. by designing new computer games                       

D. by running a small firm

Question 2. Why is David different from other young people at his age?

A. He earns an extremely high salary.                       

B. He is not unemployed.

C. He does not go out much.                                     

D. He lives at home with his parents.

Question 3. David's greatest problem is_________.

A. making the banks treat him as an adult                 

B. inventing computer games

C. spending his salary                                    

D. learning to drive

Question 4. He was employed by the company because__________

A. he had worked in a computer shop.                        

B. he had written some computer programs.

C. he works very hard.                                               

D. he had learnt to use computers at school.

Question 5. He left school after taking O-levels because_____________

A. he did not enjoy school.

B. he wanted to work with computers and staying at school did not help him.

C. he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.

D. he wanted to earn a lot of money.

Question 6. Why does David think he might retire early?

A. You have to be young to write computer programs.

B. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.

C. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.

D. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt.

Question 7. The word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to_________________________

A. computing                         

B. producing                          

C. teaching                 

D. introducing

1. He did a lot of homework carefully =>A lot of 2. Nobody has used this machine for months. =>This machine 3. They made the boys work long hours=> The boys 4. They will pay designers a lot of money. =>Designers 5. They use a computer to do that job nowadays. =>A computer 6. Tom rarely tums off the fan before leaving =>His parents suggested the fan 7. Weather conditions influence most people's lives =>Most people's lives 8. They used to do most of their farmwork by hand. =>Most of their farmwork

1.     Mr Pike began to use this dictionary ten years ago.

 Mr Pike has................

2.     My friends started doing this kind of work five months ago.

My friends..................

3.     I started writing this letter two hours ago.

I have..............

4.     They began living at 33225 Grand Avenue last September.

They have................

5.     My friend started to work at the grocery store in 2009.

My friend.....................

1. My grandfather has grown a lot of beautiful trees in the garden.
" A lot of __________________________________________________________________
2. Nobody swept this street last week.
"This street ________________________________________________________________
3. They will invite me to their wedding party.
" I _______________________________________________________________________
4. Many designers have introduced several styles of clothes in the last few years.
" Several __________________________________________________________________
5. She often takes her dog for a walk.
" Her dog__________________________________________________________________
6. Mr. Pike is going to give his son a new bike.
" His son __________________________________________________________________
7. She wants Peter to send her letter before lunch.
" She wants her letter ________________________________________________________
8. Have you decorated your house recently?
" Has your house____________________________________________________________
9. Nobody can answer that question.
" That question _____________________________________________________________
10. Her father gave her a book on her birthday.
" She _____________________________________________________________________

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .

Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.

The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money.

Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards.

He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.

David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said.

"I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most his spare time is spent working.

"Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But 1 had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time. 1 knew what 1 wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway."

David added: "I would like to earn a million and 1 suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

Why does David think he might retire early?

A. He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire

B. You have to be young to write computer programs

C. He thinks his firm might go bankrupt

D. He thinks computer games might not always sell so well

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions .

Computer programmer David Jones earns £35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.

The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David's firm releases two new games for the expanding home computer market each month. But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money.

Despite his salary, earned by inventing new programs within tight schedules, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage, or obtain credit cards.

He lives with his parents in their council house in Liverpool, where his father is a bus driver. His company has to pay £150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.

David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs," he said.

"I suppose £35,000 sounds a lot but actually that's being pessimistic. I hope it will come to more than that this year." He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother £20 a week. But most his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school," he said. "But 1 had been studying it in books and 'magazines for four years in my spare time. 1 knew what 1 wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway."

David added: "I would like to earn a million and 1 suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear."

Question 13. He was employed by the company because _______

A. he works very hard.

B. he had written some computer programs.

C. he had worked in a computer shop.

D. he had learnt to use computers at school.