28. The greater part of London ___ of wood, but after the great fire wider streets and brick houses ___ . A) had been / were built B) was / were built C) is / have been built D) are / are built E) has been / is built 29. After my parents ___ home my life ___ better. A) had returned / became B) will return / become C) return / have become D) return / have become E) return / would become 30. Why ___ you come yesterday? We ___ a good time. A) don’t / can have B) didn’t / could have had C) will / might have D) doesn’t / will have E) did not / shall have 31. He___ even before I ___ a finger on him. A) screams / was laid B) screamed / had laid C) would scream / am laying D) screams / laid E) screamed / would lay 32. I___ never___ to Cambridge, but I once ___ Oxford. A) did / go / visit B) have / been / visited C) have / been / had visited D) was / visiting / had been visiting E) will / have gone / don’t visit 33. We ___ to wait because the man ___ . A) told / was questioned B) were told / questioned C) were told / is questioned D) told / was being questioned E) were told / was being questioned 34. They didn’t know that he ___ from the University in 1990 and then ___ abroad. A) had graduated / is working B) graduated / works C) graduated / was working D) was graduating / worked E) had graduated / worked 35. We learned that he ___ the office 5 minutes before he ___ . A) left / returned B) had left / returned C) would leave / returned D) would have left / came E) had left / had returned 36. - ___ you ___ him this week? - Yes, I ___ him on Sunday. A) did / see / saw B) did / see / have seen C) have / seen / see D) do / see / saw E) have / seen / saw 37. I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my daughter ___ me. A) had / were calling B) was having / had called C) have had / called D) had / called E) was having / called 38. Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___ . A) had been / has retired B) had been / had retired C) was / had retired D) had been / retired E) was / retired 39. I went out of the house. It ___ . It ___ for two weeks. A) rained / was raining B) had rained / was raining C) was raining / had been raining D) had been raining / was raining E) was raining / rained 40. After long consideration we ___ to the conclusion our behavior ___ . A) came / had been justified B) came / will be justified C) will come / would be justified D) are coming / will justify E) has come / are being justified 41. The plan ___ for two hours when he ___ . A) had been discussed / came B) is discussed / comes C) will be discussed / come D) has been discussed / comes E) was discussed / would come 42. Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he ___. When he landed he didn’t know where he ___ when he got back to Spain he didn’t know where he ___. A) was sailing / was / had been B) had sailed / was / was C) is sailing / had been / has been D) will be sailing / will be / will have been E) would sail / hadn’t been / haven’t been 43. That day after Mr. Brown ___ the letter he ___ me to clarify some details. A) has studied / phoned B) studied / phoned C) had studied / phoned D) had studied / had phoned E) studied / is phoning 44. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor. A) is / became B) was / became 45. When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at the table. A) come / sat B) came / are sitting C) came / were sitting D) comes / sit E) came / had sat 46. Nick ___ he ___ his homework by 4 o’clock. A) say / has done B) said / had done C) says / do D) said / does E) said / has done 47. The American ___ the question slowly so that we ___ A) repeated / should understand B) repeat / understood C) repeats / would understand D) repeated / understand E) repeats / understands 48. My sister ___ in Florida for one year when we ___ to New York. A) has lived / came B) have lived / come C) lived / come D) had lived / came E) live / came 49. He came to the writing table and ___ through the letters which ___ for him. A) look / was waiting B) looked / were waiting C) looks / has been waiting D) looked / waiting E) looks / are waiting 50. Ann ___ her work by 4 o’clock and ___ shopping. A) finished / went B) finishes / will go C) had finished / went D) has finished / go E) will finish / went