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