- 1. "May I Speak to Dr. Paine, please?" -"I´m sorry, he _____ a patient at the moment. Can I help you?"
A) is seeing
B) sees
C) was seeing
D) see
E) has been seeing
- 2. "When are you going to ask your boss for a raise?" - " I _____ ti ger twice already! I don´t think she wants to give me one."
A) are talking
B) have been talking
C) have talked
D) will talk
E) was talking
- 3. "Do you think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here?" -"I hope not. It will be probably after midnight, and we _____."
A) have been sleeping
B) will be sleeping
C) be sleeping
D) are sleeping
E) were sleeping
- 4. Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes _____ for at least thirty minutes.
A) are boiling
B) was boiling
C) were boiling
D) boiling
E) have been boiling
- 5. "Is it true that spaghetti didn´t originate in Italy?" -"Yes. The Chinese _____ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back to Italy."
A) had been making
B) have been making
C) have made
D) has making
E) make
- 6. "I once saw a turtle that had wings. The turtle flew into the air to catch insects." -"Stop kidding! I _____ you!"
A) wasn´t believing
B) don´t believe
C) am not believing
D) believed not
E) didn´t believe
- 7. "Could someone help me lift the lawnmower into the pickup truck?" -"I´m not busy. I _____ you."
A) help
B) helped
C) am going to help
D) will help
E) am helping
- 8. My family loves this house. It _____ the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.
A) is
B) has been
C) had been
D) will be
E) was
- 9. Here´s an interesting statistic: On a typical day, an average person _____ about 48,000 words. How many words did you speak today?
A) speak
B) speaks
C) is speaking
D) spoke
E) speaked
- 10. I know you feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you´re an adult, you _____ all about it.
A) had been forgetting
B) forgets
C) will have forgotten
D) will forget
E) forgot
- 11. It´s against the law to kill black rhinoceros. They _____ extinct.
A) will became
B) has become
C) are becoming
D) becomes
E) had been becoming
- 12. After five unhappy years, Janice finally quit her job. She _____ along with her boss for a long time before she finally decided to look for a new position.
A) getting
B) hasn´t been getting
C) hadn´t been getting
D) isn´t getting
E) didn´t get
- 13. The National Hurricane Center is closely watching a strong hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean. When it _____ the coast of Texas sometime tomorrow afternoon, it will bring with it great destructive force.
A) reached
B) reaches
C) has reached
D) will reach
E) is reaching
- 14. At one time, huge prehistoric reptiles dominated the earth. This Age of Dinosaurs _____ much longer than the present Age of Mammals has lasted to date.
A) had lasted
B) was lasting
C) lasted
D) is lasting
E) has lasted
- 15. Jim, why dont´t you take some time off? You _____ too hard lately. Take a short vacation.
A) work
B) have been working
C) has been working
D) were working
E) is working
- 16. The city is rebuilding the waterfront, transforming it into a pleasant and fashionable outdoor mall. Next summer when the tourists arrive, they _____ beautiful new shops and restaurants in the area where the old run-down waterfront properties used to stand.
A) will found
B) will have found
C) isn´t going to find
D) will be finding
E) will find
- 17. A minor earthquake occurred at 2:07 a.m. on January 3. Most of the people in the village _____ at the time and didn´t even know it had occurred until the next morning.
A) sleep
B) had slept
C) have sleped
D) slept
E) were sleeping
- 18. The little girl started to cry. She _____ her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
A) was lost
B) was losing
C) losted
D) had lost
E) has lost
- 19. According to research reports, people usually _____ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.
A) turns
B) has turned
C) turned
D) had turned
E) turn
- 20. Jane´s eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She _____ at the computer for five straight hours. Finally, she too a break.
A) is sitting
B) was sitting
C) has been sitting
D) was being sitting
E) had been sitting
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