21. Population experts predict that most people _____ in cities in the near future. (2008上海春招)

A. live　　　　 B. would live　　 C. will live　　　 D. have lived

20. -----Did you watch the basketball match yesterday?

　 -----Yes, I did. You know, my brother ________ in the match. (2008安徽卷)

　 A. is playing　　　 　B. was playing　 　　　　C. has played　　　 D. had played

19. The hotel wasn’t particularly good. But I ____ in many worse hotels. (2008北京卷)

　 　A .was staying　 　　B. stayed　 　　　　　　C. would stay 　　　　D. had stayed

18. —Have you read book called Waiting for Anya?

　 —Who _______ it? (2008北京卷)

　 A. writes　　　　 　B. has written　　　　 　C. wrote　 　　　　　D. had written

17. I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother

　　　　　 　on the phone all the time! (2008湖南卷)

A. was talking　　 　B. has been talking 　　　C. has talked　 　　D. talked

16. – Do you think we should accept that offer?

-- Yes, we should, for we ___such bad luck up till now, and time __ out. (2008江西卷)

A. have had; is running　　　　 B. had; is running

C. have; has been run　　　　　 D. have had; has been run

15. — Have you got any job offers?

　 -- No. I ______.(2008辽宁卷)

A. waited　　　　　　　　 B. had been waiting 　　　 C. have waited 　　　　D. am waiting

14. We first met on a train in 2000. We both felt immediately that we ______ each other for years. (2008辽宁卷)

A. knew 　　　　　　　　 B. have known 　　　　　　 C. had known 　　　　　　 D. know

13. —Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?

—Yes, since she ______ the Chinese Society. (2008全国卷1)

A. has joined 　　B. joins 　　　C. had joined 　　　D. joined

12. If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent. (全国卷II )

A. will increase　　 　　　　　　　B. have been increasing

C. have increased　　 　　　　　　D. would be increasing