Contents REVISION OF THE ENGLISH VERB TENSES Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous 1. John Francis, Planerwalker 2. Nor the Tarantula bur the Tarantella .. 3. Anvificial Invelligence 4. A.L.A.C.E. 6. The Terrible Alligators of the New York Sewer 7. Censorship in the United States . 8. Check Whar You Know .... 9. Learn These Phrasal Verbs .... TEST YOURSELF . TEST YOUR VOCABULARY ... YDS-VOCABULARY TEST YOUR PREPOSITIONS .. PRACTICE EXAM 1 ..The English Verb Tenses (1) 1. John Francis, Planerwalker Complete the following passage choosing the correct answer from the choices given below. Pay attention to the context when choosing the correct verb tense. The United States of America is a society that (1) ........ on cars for almost a century now. This . himself a questio “in 1971, two oil tankers (6) ....... 1,665,000 litres of crude oil into the waters. Mr. Francis (7) . : Why (9) .. that itis also a society that, since the start of mass automobile production in the early ntury, (3) ........ on ail in order to function effectively. So far, very few Americans (4) «10 reject this lifestyle—but John Francis is one of those few. How (5) .... 2 in San Francisco Bay, releasing this and (8) .. Our lives today at 100 kilometres per hour?” Soon afterwards, a close friend (10) ....... and Mr, Francis (i1)....... the man’s life with a memorial walk from his home in Inverness to San Anselmo and back. This walk (12) ... him to make the decision to stop travelling in all forms of oil-fueled transportation, and to simply walk everywhere instead. After a few months of walking, his view of the world (13) ........ to change greatly: he (14) ........ very happy with his new freedom. However, he (15) constantly with people who could speaking, so as to not understand his new lifestyle. As a result, he (18) cet jearn to actually listen to people rather than argue with them. For 17 year Mr. Francis (17) ........ a word, communicating with people only through notes. But despite this, he (18) ........ to attend university: first a Bachelor's degree in Oregon; then a Master's in Montana; across the United States. nd finally a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. And all this time, he (19) Then, on Earth Day in 1990, Mr. Francis (20) ........ his silence, The very next day, a car (21) ........ him—and of course, he (22) ... in the ambulance. Ever since his recovery, Mr. Francis (23) on walking to the hospital rather than riding his walks, including journeys through South America and most recently, in 2003, Cuba, and while he was there, he (24) .... organic farming practices. In 1991, the UN Environmentat Program (25) ........ him an Ambassador of Goodwill 4. A) was depending B) depends C) has been depending D) depended E) is depending 2. A) has been meaning B) is meaning C) meant D) means E) was meaning 3. A) has relied B) relies C) relied D) was relying E) is relying 4. A) have attempted B) attempt C) attempted D) were attempting E) are attempting 5. A)has...been starting B) did...start C) does...start D) was...starting E) has...started 6. A) were colliding B) have collided C) have been colliding D) are colliding E) collided 7. A)has been witnessing B) witnesses C) has witnessed D) was witnessing E) witnessed 8. A)is asking B) has asked C) has been asking D) asked E) asks12. 13. 14, 15. 16. A) are...living B) have...lived C) did... live D) have... E) were A) has died B) was dying C) died D) is dying E) has been dying A) is honouring B) honoured C) has been honouring D) has honoured E) honours A) has inspired B) inspired CC) was inspiring D) inspires E) is inspiring A) was beginning B) has begun C) is beginning D) begins E) has been beginning A) feels B) felt C) has felt D) has been feeling E) is feeling A) has argued B) is arguing C) was arguing D) has been arguing E) argues A) has been stopping B) has stopped C) is stopping D) stops E) stopped 20. ae 22, 23, 24. 25. A) hasn't been saying B) doesn't say C) hasn't said D) didn't say E) isn't saying B) has been managing C) managed D) is managing E) has managed 8} manages A) was walking B) walks C) is walking D) has been walking E) has walked A) has been ending B) has ended C) is ending D) was ending E) ended A) strikes B) struck C) has been striking D) was striking E) has struck A) has been insisting B) is insisting C) has insisted D) insisted E) insists A) continued B) was continuing C) has been continuing D) continues E) is continuing A) is studying B) has studied C) has been studying D) studied E) studies A) has been naming B) names C) was naming D) has named E) named