The time is not far away when mobile phones _____ widespread in China’s vast country –side.

A. will become        B. become         C. shall become      D. have become

He was hoping to go abroad but his parents ______ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank.

A. were deciding       B. have decided       C. decided      D. will decide

When Mark opened the door, he saw a woman standing there. He ____ her before.

A. never saw       B. had never seen       C. never sees      D. has never seen

Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. had considered           B. has been considering

C. has been completed       D. is going to consider

My uncle ______ until he was forty –five.

A. married        B. didn’t marry       C. was not marrying       D. would marry

It is fairly common in Africa for there______ a group of expert musicians surrounded by others who also join in the performances.

A. being                B. to be               

C. be                   D. is

We saw new houses _________ wherever we went on our visit.

A. built  B. being built  C. building  D. to build

_____ to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one's skin. 

A. Exposed  B. Having exposed  C. Being exposed  D. After being exposed

“You must find such long hours very tiring.”

“______. I enjoyed it.”

A. After all     B. Never mind C. Not in the least       D. That’s all right

I am anxious about what notes he made in the back of his diary ________ things to mend or re??place.

A. by      B. in  C. with      D. of