1 . One of the firms I applied to has offered me a job but I _____ my options open until I hear from the others.

A．have kept	B．will have kept
C．am keeping	D．keep

2 . With the on－going campaign of banning cigarette，the number of people who have given up smoking________．

A．is increasing	B．increased
C．has increased	D．will increase

3 . — Why do you do volunteer work in the North—West?
— I_____ to improve the lives of the children there through my efforts.

A．was trying	B．have tried
C．am trying	D．tried

4 . —Why       so early? The movie doesn't start till seven．
—I don't want to be at the traffic there．It's terrible during the rush hour．

A．have you left

B．do you leave

C．would you leave

D．are you leaving

5 . The zoo keepers is worried because the number of visitors __      smaller
and smaller.

A．become

B．became

C．is becoming

D．have become

6 . American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called "unemployment".

A．were spending

B．spent

C．are spending

D．have spent

7 . The United Nations are evaluating the damage caused in Haiti earthquake, while in Chile the government itself ______ the lead role．

A．is taking

B．was taking

C．took

D．had taken

8 . ―Our company will organize a trip to Hongkong next month. I ______ my mother there.
―I’d rather you ____. After all she has just recovered from her illness and she still feels weak.

A．will take; won’t	B．am taking; don’t
C．will take; didn’t	D．am taking; didn’t

9 . My money ____________. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

A．has run out	B．is running out
C．has been run out	D．is being run out

10 . —I hear you        in a pub. What’s it like?
—Well, it’s very hard work and I’m always tired, but I don’t mind.

A．are working	B．will work
C．were working	D．will be working