- 1. Ms. Haugen ----- at the Ajax Company.
A) employs
B) employed
C) is employed
D) employing
E) has been emplooying
- 2. Can we do something about the situation? Something ----- right now
A) has doing
B) is done
C) has to be done
D) is doing
E) is being done
- 3. The university ----- by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A) supports
B) had supported
C) has supported
D) is supporting
E) is supported
- 4. My car made strange noises, sputtered to a stop, and then would not start again. Fortunately, the mechanic at my garage ----- the source of the problem.
A) has been discovered
B) discovering
C) discovered
D) was discover
E) was discovered
- 5. "Ms. Jones, please type those letters before noon." "They´ve already ----- , sir. They are on your desk"
A) been being typed
B) being typed
C) was typing
D) been typed
E) typed
- 6. The committee has not made a decision yet, they are still ----- the proposal.
A) considering
B) being considered
C) considers
D) been considered
E) considered
- 7. In some rural areas of the United States, health care ----- by only asmall number of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. It´s often more than they can handle.
A) is being provided
B) been provided
C) provides
D) provided
E) is providing
- 8. I am interested in scuba diving because undersea life is -----.
A) fascinating
B) being fascinated
C) fascinated
D) been fascinated
E) being fascinated
- 9. What is this? How did that window -----?
A) breaked
B) got broken
C) breaks
D) get broken
E) is broken
- 10. Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings ----- masterpieces all over the world.
A) have considered
B) has considered
C) had considered
D) are considered
E) are considering
- 11. As the fairy tale goes, the prince ----- into a frog by an evil magician and only a kiss from a beautiful princess could drestore him to his human form.
A) was turning
B) had been turning
C) was turned
D) turns
E) turned
- 12. When I woke up and looked outside, the landscape had changed. The ground had been lightly ----- with a dusting of snow during the night.
A) cover
B) covered
C) has covered
D) covering
E) covers
- 13. We can´t even walk in this storm. Let´s wait in the hallway where we will be ----- the strong winds until things quiet down.
A) protected about
B) protected by
C) protected from
D) protecting by
E) protecting from
- 14. "----- about the eight o´clock flight to Chicago?" "Not yet."
A) Has an announcemente been made
B) Had an announcement made
C) Has been made an announcement
D) Has being an announcement made
E) Did it make
- 15. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ----- everything in its path.
A) destroyed
B) was being destroyed
C) was destroyed
D) had being destroyed
E) had been destroyed
- 16. Be sure to wash these vegetables thoroughly. A lot of pesticide residue ..... on unwashed produce.
A) can be found
B) can finds
C) can found
D) can be finding
E) can find
- 17. The building of the bridge had been delayed for three yearse because of the political problems on both sides of the river. Finally, it ..... because the public demanded action, and now many hours of driving have been saved for daily commuters.
A) was constructed
B) has constructed
C) had constructing
D) had been constructed
E) gets constructed
- 18. On Friday afternoon, before a three-day holiday weekend, the highways ----- people on their way out of the city.
A) are crowding by
B) are crowded with
C) are being crowd
D) crowd by
E) are crowded on
- 19. Fortunately, the hospital´s new air-conditioning system ----- when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
A) had been installing
B) installed
C) was installing
D) had been installed
E) had installed
- 20. It´s hard to believe that my application for a scholarship ..... I was sure I´d get it. I don´t know if I´ll go to school next year.
A) was denying
B) was denied
C) has denied
D) were denied
E) denied
- 21. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should ----- immediately
A) have been called
B) has been called
C) been called
D) have called
E) called
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