I don’t really work here. I _______ until the new secretary arrives. 

A just help out               B. have just helped out

C. am just helping out     D. will just help out

He _______ his leg when he _______ in a football match. 

A broke, played              B. was breaking, was playing

C. broke, was playing     D. was breaking, played

The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she _______. 

A will arrive                  B. arrives

As she _______ newspaper, Granny _______ asleep. 

A read, was falling                                           B. was reading, fell

C. was reading , was falling                              D. read, fall

--Do you like the material?

--Yes, it _______ very soft. 

A is feeling                    B. felt                        C. feels                         D. is felt

--Come on in, Tom. I want to show you something. 

-- Oh, how nice of you! I _______ you _______ to bring me a gift. 

A never think, are going                                   B. never thought, were going

The house is dirty. We _______it for weeks. 

A didn’t clean                B. hadn’t cleaned

C. don’t clean                D. haven’t cleaned

 --_______ the sports meet might be put off. 

-- Yes, it all depends on the weather. 

A I’ve been told             B. I’ve told

C. I’m told                    D. I told

You don’t need to describe her. I _______ her several times. 

A. had met                    B. have met

The cost of living _______ by ten percent before the government took any action.

A was going                   B. went up

C. had gone up               D. has gone up