verb tenses in context

John ​ (a)   a lot. In fact, he ​ (b)   only two years old when he first ​ ​ (c)   to the US.

• has always traveled
• was
• flew

His mother ​ (a)   Italian and his father ​ ​ (b)   American. John ​ (c)   born in France, but his parents ​ (d)   in Cologne, Germany after they ​ (e)   there for five years.

• is
• was
• had met
• had been living

They ​ (a)   one day while John's father ​ (b)   a book in the library and his mother ​ (c)   beside him. Anyway, John ​ (d)   a lot because his parents also ​ (e)   a lot. 

• met
• was reading
• sat down
• travels
• travel

 

As a matter of fact, John ​ (a)   his parents in France at the moment. He ​ (b)   in New York now, but ​ (c)   his parents for the past few weeks. He really ​ (d)   living in New York, but he also ​ (e)   coming to visit his parents at least once a year. 

• is visiting
• lives
• has been visiting
• enjoys
• loves

This year he ​ (a)   over 50,000 miles for his job. He ​ (b)   for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He's pretty sure that he ​ (c)   for them next year as well. His job ​ (d)   a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he ​ ​ (e)   over 120,000 miles!

• has flown
• has been working
• he'll be working
• requires
• he'll have traveled

His next journey ​ (a)   to Australia. He really ​​ (b)   going to Australia because it is so far. This time he ​ (c)   from Paris after a meeting with the company's French partner. He ​ (d)   for over 18 hours by the time he ​ (e)   !

• will be
• doesn't like
• is going to fly
• will have been sitting
• arrives

John (a)   with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York (b)   to let him know that Jackson & Co. ​ (c)   to merge with a company in Australia. The two companies ​ (d)   for the past month, so it really ​ (e)   much of a surprise.

• was talking
• telephoned
• had decided
• had been negotiating
• wasn't

Of course, this ​ (a)   that John ​ (b)   the next plane back to New York. He ​ ​ (c)   with his boss at this time tomorrow.

• means
• will have to catch
• will be meeting