- 1. "May I Speak to Dr. Paine, please?" -"I´m sorry, he _____ a patient at the moment. Can I help you?"
A) was seeing
B) has been seeing
C) see
D) is seeing
E) sees
- 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) was talking
B) are talking
C) have talked
D) have been talking
E) will talk
- 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) will be sleeping
B) have been 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) have been boiling
B) were boiling
C) boiling
D) was boiling
E) are 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) make
B) had been making
C) have made
D) have been making
E) has making
- 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) didn´t believe
C) believed not
D) don´t believe
E) am not believing
- 7. "Could someone help me lift the lawnmower into the pickup truck?" -"I´m not busy. I _____ you."
A) help
B) am going to help
C) will help
D) helped
E) am helping
- 8. My family loves this house. It _____ the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.
A) had been
B) was
C) has been
D) will be
E) is
- 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) speaked
B) is speaking
C) speaks
D) speak
E) spoke
- 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) forgets
B) forgot
C) will forget
D) had been forgetting
E) will have forgotten
- 11. It´s against the law to kill black rhinoceros. They _____ extinct.
A) are becoming
B) will became
C) becomes
D) has become
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) hadn´t been getting
B) getting
C) isn´t getting
D) didn´t get
E) hasn´t been getting
- 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) has reached
C) reaches
D) is reaching
E) will reach
- 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) lasted
B) was lasting
C) had lasted
D) has lasted
E) is lasting
- 15. Jim, why dont´t you take some time off? You _____ too hard lately. Take a short vacation.
A) have been working
B) is working
C) has been working
D) were working
E) work
- 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 find
C) isn´t going to find
D) will have found
E) will be finding
- 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) have sleped
B) were sleeping
C) sleep
D) had slept
E) slept
- 18. The little girl started to cry. She _____ her doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
A) was losing
B) has lost
C) was lost
D) losted
E) had lost
- 19. According to research reports, people usually _____ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.
A) turned
B) turns
C) had turned
D) has 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) has been sitting
B) was sitting
C) was being sitting
D) is sitting
E) had been sitting
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