- 1. Ms. Haugen ----- at the Ajax Company.
A) employs
B) employing
C) has been emplooying
D) is employed
E) employed
- 2. Can we do something about the situation? Something ----- right now
A) has to be done
B) is being done
C) is doing
D) has doing
E) is done
- 3. The university ----- by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A) is supported
B) has supported
C) had supported
D) is supporting
E) supports
- 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) discovered
C) discovering
D) was discovered
E) was discover
- 5. "Ms. Jones, please type those letters before noon." "They´ve already ----- , sir. They are on your desk"
A) been typed
B) typed
C) was typing
D) been being typed
E) being typed
- 6. The committee has not made a decision yet, they are still ----- the proposal.
A) considering
B) considered
C) considers
D) being considered
E) been 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) been provided
B) provided
C) is providing
D) is being provided
E) provides
- 8. I am interested in scuba diving because undersea life is -----.
A) fascinated
B) being fascinated
C) been fascinated
D) being fascinated
E) fascinating
- 9. What is this? How did that window -----?
A) got broken
B) breaks
C) breaked
D) is broken
E) get broken
- 10. Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings ----- masterpieces all over the world.
A) are considering
B) have considered
C) has considered
D) had considered
E) are considered
- 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) turned
C) was turned
D) had been turning
E) turns
- 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) covering
B) cover
C) covers
D) covered
E) has covered
- 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 by
B) protected from
C) protecting from
D) protecting by
E) protected about
- 14. "----- about the eight o´clock flight to Chicago?" "Not yet."
A) Has being an announcement made
B) Has been made an announcement
C) Did it make
D) Has an announcemente been made
E) Had an announcement made
- 15. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ----- everything in its path.
A) was destroyed
B) had been destroyed
C) destroyed
D) was being destroyed
E) had being destroyed
- 16. Be sure to wash these vegetables thoroughly. A lot of pesticide residue ..... on unwashed produce.
A) can finds
B) can found
C) can find
D) can be found
E) can be finding
- 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) gets constructed
B) had constructing
C) was constructed
D) had been constructed
E) has constructed
- 18. On Friday afternoon, before a three-day holiday weekend, the highways ----- people on their way out of the city.
A) crowd by
B) are crowding by
C) are crowded on
D) are being crowd
E) are crowded with
- 19. Fortunately, the hospital´s new air-conditioning system ----- when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
A) had installed
B) was installing
C) had been installing
D) had been installed
E) 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) denied
E) were denied
- 21. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should ----- immediately
A) has been called
B) been called
C) called
D) have been called
E) have called
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