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- 1. Multiple Choice
____ I was entering the room, the phone rang.
When
Just as
At the time
An hour ago
- 2. Multiple Choice
It ____ just before the war when Colin received a letter from Germany.
had been
was
is
has been
should be
- 3. Multiple Choice
Students ____ to each other when the director wanted them to help him.
were talking
have talked
have been talking
are talking
talk
- 4. Multiple Choice
When he ____ a schoolboy in Ohio, Jeffrey caught a wounded falcon in the roof.
has been
is
was
had been
would be
- 5. Multiple Choice
Jane ____ always ____ her room untidy these days.
was / leaving
-- / leaves
is / leaving
-- / left
was / left
- 6. Multiple Choice
We ____ your size at the moment, but we can order it for you.
haven't had
didn't have
aren't having
don't have
won't have
- 7. Multiple Choice
We ____ for Alexandria for our holiday tomorrow morning.
leave
are leaving
left
go
are going
- 8. Multiple Choice
I ____ the garden but I couldn't find the spade.
am digging
was going to dig
dug
has dug
will have dug
- 9. Multiple Choice
Last year I ____ camping with my friends for the last time.
went
go
am going
was going
have gone
- 10. Multiple Choice
Of course you can use my summer house in the country. But when you ____ there next month, remember that it ____ for five months.
will get / hasn't been cleaned
are getting / isn't going to be cleaned
are going to get / will not be cleaned
have got / hadn't been cleaned
get / will not have been cleaned
- 11. Multiple Choice
My mother ____ at the airport tomorrow morning. I'm supposed to pick her up from the airport, but I ____ what time her plane gets in. What would you advise me to do?
will arrive/ forgot
is arriving / have forgotten
arrives / had forgotten
is going to arrive / forget
will be arriving / am forgetting
- 12. Multiple Choice
I met him at the door just at the time his boss ____ to the employees.
is talking
talked
was talking
talks
has talked
- 13. Multiple Choice
On seeing her brother unconscious, she immediately ____ her mother and ____ help.
called / wanted
was calling / was wanting
calls / is wanting
is calling / wants
was calling / wants
- 14. Multiple Choice
The child ____ with her toy when I ____ her in the living room.
played / left
plays / am leaving
played / was leaving
is playing / leave
was playing / left
- 15. Multiple Choice
I ____ you with your homework as soon as l ____ writing these reports.
will help / have finished
am helping / have finished
have helped / am finishing
was going to help / will finish
help / am going to finish
- 16. Multiple Choice
After they ____ the books, they ____ their journey.
delivered / started
were delivering / started
were delivering / were starting
delivered / were starting
deliver / are starting
- 17. Multiple Choice
He ____ his family even when he ____ a schoolboy.
supported / is
was supporting / did
was supporting / was being
supported / was being
supported / was
- 18. Multiple Choice
After struggling for weeks I ____ the job I ____ and now I'm happy with it.
got / have been wanting
got / wanted
was getting / was wanting
was getting / want
am getting / wanted
- 19. Multiple Choice
My plane ____ at five p.m. on Monday. I don't need to call a taxi, my friend ____ me to the airport.
was leaving / has taken
is leaving / will take
leaves / is going to take
will leave / takes
has left / took
- 20. Multiple Choice
He never ____ his work on time until this morning when Jane visited us.
was finishing
is finishing
has finished
finishes
finished
- 21. Multiple Choice
Newspapers say the minister ____ someone suitable for the task he ____ to get hold of.
is going to appoint/ will want
appoints / wants
is appointing / wanted
will appoint / wants
appointed / has wanted
- 22. Multiple Choice
We ____ our work in the garden by the time he ____ from the pharmacist
will finish / will arrive
will have finished / arrives
will be finishing / arrived
finished / has arrived
have finished / arrived
- 23. Multiple Choice
Some years ago people ____ living in the city centers but now they ____ to live in the suburbs.
had preferred / prefer
preferred / have been preferring
have preferred / prefer
preferred / prefer
were preferring / preferring
- 24. Multiple Choice
When he ____ Istanbul, he will inform us that they have arrived not to make us worry about them.
will arrive
is going to arrive
would arrive
arrived
arrives
- 25. Multiple Choice
We ____ once a long time ago but I ____ she will remember me.
were meeting / hadn't thought
have met / didn't think
had met / haven't though
may have met / won't think
met/don't think
- 26. Multiple Choice
I ____ the holiday enormously even though the weather ____ disappointing.
enjoy/would have been
had enjoyed / has been
have enjoyed / was being
enjoyed / was
am enjoying / had been
- 27. Multiple Choice
Do you remember when Joseph ____ from the university and ____ to work as an engineer in our factory?
has graduated / has started
will graduate / will be starting
graduated / had started
graduates / has been starting
graduated / started
- 28. Multiple Choice
After years of cheap credit worldwide, the U.S. Federal Reserve _____ its short-term rates for two years, and now comes new signs that long-term rates, in the end, _____ to rise, too.
has been rising / are starting
rose / had started
will have risen / had been starting
had risen / have started
was rising / started
- 29. Multiple Choice
Scientists_____ that by 2030, doctors _____ the people suffering from certain illness during their space travel in the health care institutions in space.
will have expected / are treating
have expected / would be treating
expected / had treated
expect / will be treating
will expect / will have been treating
- 30. Multiple Choice
She had been trying to learn how to use a computer_____ as long as she lived here_____ she gave up because of her illness.
for / when
till / before
before / for
so / until
since / once
- 31. Multiple Choice
Jane quitted trying for the swimming team after that time she_____ out too far down at Horn Pond.
swims
will swim
would swim
had swum
was swimming
- 32. Multiple Choice
Stone_____ , and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them _____ without trace.
didn't decay / disappeared
wouldn’t decay / disappear
doesn’t decay / have disappeared
won’t decay / had disappeared
didn’t decay / have disappeared
- 33. Multiple Choice
The practice of working woman_____ so widespread that the working mother _____ now not an unusual factor in the world.
becomes / was
became / is
has become / is
had become / is
became / was
- 34. Multiple Choice
One important field in which the laser ______many applications ________ communication.
has / is
was / are
does / are
have / is
is / is
- 35. Multiple Choice
Since my roommate ______ yet, Mrs Stanton _____ me all around the dormitory.
does not come / showed
has not come / showed
was not coming / showed
hadn’t come / had showed
had not come / showed
- 36. Multiple Choice
Whoever____ the cooking______ a great deal of work to do.
do / has
does / had had
has done / has
is doing / had
does / have
- 37. Multiple Choice
By the end of this month he ______ as one of the assistants of Bill Gates for five years.
had worked
will work
is going to work
will have been working
had been working
- 38. Multiple Choice
It’s only the second time I ______ a football match in a stadium.
saw
see
will see
had seen
have seen
- 39. Multiple Choice
He is the man about whom we ______ so much.
have heard
heard
would have heard
had heard
have been hearing
- 40. Multiple Choice
Time _____ over. We______fifty applications in all.
had been / received
is / have received
is / received
was / had been receiving
was / would receive
- 41. Multiple Choice
You_____ for being late to the party.
will regret
will be regretting
have been regretting
regret
regretted
- 42. Multiple Choice
Marissa Pestle’s first novel was_____ published in America a fortnight ago, and has _____ to come out at all in Britain let alone be translated.
never / already
only / yet
currently / always
nearly / hardly
recently/just
- 43. Multiple Choice
It was only after she _____ English that she _____ to make some foreign friends.
learnt / had started
had learnt / started
learnt / would start
was learning / started
learns / has started
- 44. Multiple Choice
We _____ that this picture______ worth at least 500 dolars.
have estimated / was
have estimated / is
will estimate / will be
are estimating / is
estimated / was
- 45. Multiple Choice
Next weekend, I _____my proficiency exam, so I _____ more or less 300 questions so far.
am going to have / finished
am having / will have finished
am having / will finish
will have / have finished
am to have / finish
- 46. Multiple Choice
Jack______with his parents this evening when his girlfriend from New York telephoned to let him know that she_____ with someone else.
was talking / had engaged
had been talking / engaged
talked / engaged
had talked / had engaged
was talking / had been engaging
- 47. Multiple Choice
When Sakura _____ at the theatre, Shannon was really angry because he _____ for her for more than an hour.
had arrived / was waiting
arrived / was waiting
arrived / had been waiting
was arriving / waited
had been arriving / was waiting
- 48. Multiple Choice
He _____ his boss that he ______back after his vacation.
doesn't tell / hasn't come
won't tell / won't have come
isn't telling / doesn't come
hasn't told / won't be coming
didn't tell / hadn't come
- 49. Multiple Choice
By the time Richard ____ from the army, he _____ involved in three separate riots.
retires / would be
retired / had been
has retired / was
retired / will be
had retired / had been
- 50. Multiple Choice
Scientists _____ that some artificial photosynthesis______ possible.
will hope / is
are hoping / will have been
hoped/was
hoped / had been
hope / will be
- 51. Multiple Choice
In Asia, for many centuries physicians _____ foot massage as an aid to the treatment of major health problems.
have used
are using
were using
had been using
used
- 52. Multiple Choice
By the time we ____ our preparations for the congress, most of the participants_____ at the hall.
have finished / had arrived
will have finished / arrive
finished / have arrived
finished / had arrived
finish / would arrive
- 53. Multiple Choice
The Bastille Prison, where many important people_____ at one time imprisoned, _____ today visited by tourists.
have been / is
had been / have been
were / is
are / was
will be / has been
- 54. Multiple Choice
Tony is a wonderful singer; His mother tells me that he _____ professionally since she was four.
has sung
was singing
is singing
has been singing
sings
- 55. Multiple Choice
We moved to Myerson in 1995. At the time of our arrival, the city _____ through a period of expansion.
went
will go
was going
has gone
had been going
- 56. Multiple Choice
Although he ____ not having the talent necessary to become a violinist, he _____ practising with great determination.
had admitted / would be continuing
will have admitted / was continuing
would admit / has continued
admitted / had continued
has admitted / continues
- 57. Multiple Choice
By the time the English team____ at the summit, both the Japanese and Dutch teams_____ up to Himalayas.
arrived / had climbed
were arriving / climbed
have been arriving / have climbed
had arrived / climbed
arrive / would have climbed
- 58. Multiple Choice
Although aspirin _____ primarily regarded as a simple pain killer, it _____ to prevent heart attacks, too.
is / helps
was / will have helped
has been / would have helped
is / was helped
will be / had helped
- 59. Multiple Choice
Until recently, the first European who ____ to the New World______to be Christopher Columbus, who was a famous Italian navigator.
had sailed / was believed
has sailed / is believed
has sailed / had been believed
would sail / has been believed
sailed / had been believed
- 60. Multiple Choice
The committee is determined not to leave _____ they have finished the project.
until
by the time
just as
since
when
- 61. Multiple Choice
Shelly ____ her mid-term mark because she_____ to her instructor.
won’t learn / hasn't listened
hadn't learnt / wouldn't be listening
can’t learn / didn’t listen
couldn’t learn / wasn’t listening
wouldn't learn / hadn't listened
- 62. Multiple Choice
Unfortunately, the new earthquake regulations ;_____ any difference to the people who _____ under the buildings.
don't make / had been dying
hadn't made / died
haven't made / will die
weren't making / have died
won't make / have died
- 63. Multiple Choice
As a teenager, I _____ that I _____ just young and attractive.
felt / was
had been feeling / was
will feel /am
feel / have been
had felt / was
- 64. Multiple Choice
When Tom entered the room, his mum ________ him because he ________ hair and a beard. He looked totally different.
wasn’t recognizing / was growing
hadn't recognized / grew
didn’t recognize / had grown
didn’t recognize / grew
hadn’t recognized / was growing
- 65. Multiple Choice
Look at the drunken driver at the end of street! He_____ an accident.
has
is having
is going to have
will have
will be having
- 66. Multiple Choice
She invited me to dinner. But it _____ two years since I _____ to her house. So I lost my way.
is / have-been
was / had gone
is / went
had been / went
was / have gone
- 67. Multiple Choice
The swimmer_____ to be in difficulty, but he _____ to reach the shore in the end.
seems / manages
seemed / has managed
has seemed / managed
seemed / managed
was to seem / managed
- 68. Multiple Choice
No English teacher _____ to the school till nowadays.
were appointed
had been appointed
was appointed
has been appointed
is appointed
- 69. Multiple Choice
“The police _____ the New York bomber” _____ the headline of the newspaper.
is catching / is
catch / was
catches / was
has caught / is
had caught / was
- 70. Multiple Choice
When Mrs Stone_____ to her flat, she _____ the call of her mother on the answering machine.
returned / saw
had returned / saw
returned / had seen
returns / has seen
has returned / sees
- 71. Multiple Choice
When we _____ the forest, it _____ darker.
have arrived / has been getting
arrive / has been getting
arrive / is getting
arrived / was getting
arrive / has got
- 72. Multiple Choice
When she ____ home last night, she realized that John _____ a beautiful candle-lit dinner for her.
had arrived / was preparing
arrived / was preparing
was arriving / had prepared
arrived / had prepared
arrived / has prepared
- 73. Multiple Choice
The average surface temperature of earth _____ more than 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1900.
is going to increase
has increased
increased
had increased
is increasing
- 74. Multiple Choice
It seems that somebody_____ to my father before the meeting, complaining that I _____ late for school four times last week.
wrote / would be
has written / have been
writes / was
had written / was
would write / was being
- 75. Multiple Choice
By this time tomorrow, Annie _____ through space for nineteen hours.
will fly
will be flying
is going to fly
flies
will have been flying
- 76. Multiple Choice
When the article arrived, the editor _____ the first sentence and then _____ to publish it.
had read / refused
was reading / refused
read / refused
read / had refused
read / refuses
- 77. Multiple Choice
It _______ a nice day, therefore we went swimming.
was
had been
has been
used to be
would be
- 78. Multiple Choice
Mr. Porter____ to clip the business in front of his house when his son Don _____ around the corner of the garden.
has begun / comes
begins / has come
had begun / came
began / was coming
was to begin / had come
- 79. Multiple Choice
When he ____ her as a cheater, she _____ him to the headmaster.
had called / complained
called / had complained
has called / complains
called / complained
has called / will be complaining
- 80. Multiple Choice
Ever since 1905, when Albert Einstein _____ his special theory of relativity to the world, the speed of light_____ a special status in the minds of physicists.
has revealed / has
revealed / had had
had revealed / had
revealed / has had
has revealed / has had
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