1. After much persuasion, my parents finally ________ me to go for the camp
A. allows B. allowing C. allowed D. had allowed
2. Susan _______ for more than an hour for her best friend to arrive
A. wait B. waited C. is waiting D. have waited
3. The Christmas celebration at my grandparents' house a few years ago ________ most memorable for me
A. is B. are C. was D. were
4. Except for Linda, the other members of the cast ________ well prepared for the coming musical
A. is B. are C. was D. have
5. The beggar we saw ________ by the side of the road used to be a wealthy businessman
A. sit B. sitting C. sat D. sits
6. The worker was pushing a wheelbarrow full of bricks when he _________ over a rock
A. trips B. had tripped C. tripping D. tripped
7. The Buddhist temple, as well as the other Hindu temples, ___________ become a tourist attraction
A. has B. have C. was D. were
8. After he ________ the singing competition, Francis started work on his first album
A. wins B. had won C. was winning D. win