1)My uncle ____ to earn money when he ___ a little boy.
a) began, was
b) begin, is
c) began, had been
d) will begin, is
e) had begun, was
2) Nick ____ a line since he ___.
a) has not written, arrived
b) had not written, arrives
c) had written, arrives
d) has not written, arrive
e) had not written, arrive
3) Alex ___ the manager some money, ___ his package and ___ to his room.
a) paid, took, went up
b) paid, took, was going up
c) had paid, took, had gone
d) will paid, take, goes up
e) paid, takes, went up
4) I ___ something interesting about the robbers.
a) have been read
b) has read
c) have read
d) am read
e) was reading
5) The pupils ___ the guests from London at that time yesterday.
a) meet
b) will meat
c) have met
d) were meeting
e) had met
6) A strong wind ___ all the day.
a) blows
b) was blowing
c) have blown
d) had blown
e) was blown
7) Ann's relatives ___ their house in the village this week.
a) have sold
b) had sold
c) sell
d) would sell
e) have been sold