Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
25. I called Alice many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother _____ on the phone all the time!
    
        
            |   | A. was talking  | B. has been talking  | C. has talked  | D. talked | 
    
26. We went right round to the west coast by _____ sea instead of driving across _____ continent.
    
        
            |   | A. the; the  | B. /; the  | C. the; / | D. /; / |