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5. She ____ onto the train because the station guard

1. I ____ my book in the launderette while my washing ____ his whistle.
________.
A) has hurried / blows
A) have read / dries B) hurries / has been blowing
B) read / was drying C) hurried / was blowing
C) was reading / has dried D) was hurrying / has blown
D) have read / is drying E) is hurrying / blows
E) am reading / has dried

6. Peggy’s family ____ pedigree dogs for three

2. Up to now, the predicted Millennium computer bug generations and they regularly ____ their dogs in
____ very few problems, although many scientists last shows.
year ____ a catastrophe.
A) have been breeding / enter
A) has been causing / have predicted B) are breeding / are entering
B) is causing / predict C) were breeding / are entering
C) causes / were predicting D) breed / have entered
D) caused / have been predicting E) bred / were entering
E) has caused / predicted

7. Mrs. White ____ her daughter’s wedding dress herself

3. I only ____ the company on Monday for a copy of their since November and ____ it, except for the trimmings.
magazine and I ____ it already.
A) made / finished
A) was asking / am receiving B) was making / was finishing
B) have been asking / was receiving C) has been making / has finished
C) ask / receive D) is making / finished
D) asked / have received E) makes / is finishing
E) have asked / have been receiving

8. Because we have a young baby, we ____ the

4. More and more of my colleagues ____ these days opportunity to go to the cinema any more, but now
because the owners of the company have changed a and again, we ____ a video to play at home.
lot of procedures. These changes won’t affect me
though, because I ____ my job here only recently. A) didn’t have / are buying
B) aren’t having / were buying
A) have left / was starting
C) don’t have / buy
B) leave / am starting
D) weren’t having / bought
C) were leaving / started
E) haven’t had / have been buying
D) left / start
E) are leaving / have started

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9. The perfume ____ like cheap soap and definitely isn’t 14. Sally’s husband ____ for a new job because his
worth this price present one ____ no opportunities for advancement.

A) is smelling A) was looking / has offered

B) smells B) looks / was offering
C) has been smelling C) looked / is offering
D) was smelling D) is looking / offers
E) smelt E) has looked / has been offering

10. While I ____ some money from a cash machine, a 15. I ____ you several times last week, but no one ____ in.
man ____ it all out of my hand
A) was phoning / has been
A) was withdrawing / snatched B) phoned / was
B) withdrew / snatches C) have phoned / has been
C) am withdrawing / has snatched D) phone / is being
D) have withdraw / was snatching E) am phoning / is
E) withdrew / has been snatching

16. My father ____ English at all although he ____ it for

11. They ____ to buy a boat for years, and finally they three years when he was in high school.
____ enough money.
A) isn’t speaking / has studied
A) have been hoping / have saved B) hasn’t been speaking / studies
B) hope / saved C) doesn’t speak / studied
C) were hoping / are saving D) didn’t speak / has been studying
D) hoped / have been saving E) wasn’t speaking / is studying
E) are hoping / save

17. I ____ on this report for more than three weeks now,
12. As he ____ the party, a strange man ____ him but I ____ only half of it yet.

A) left / has been approaching A) work / have been completing

B) is leaving / has approached B) am working / complete
C) leaves / was approaching C) work / am completing
D) has left / approaches D) was working / completed
E) was leaving / approached E) have been working / have completed

13. We ____ with the sales staff tomorrow because our 18. The archaeological evidence ____ clearly that people
sales ____ recently in ancient Crete ____ flush toilets 4000 years ago.

A) were meeting / declined A) has shown / use

B) are meeting / have declined B) is showing / have used
C) meet / decline C) showed / have been using
D) met / were declining D) shows / were using
E) have met / are declining E) was showing / are using

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19. Marry says she ____ George because he ____ her life 24. Last year he almost ____ because he ____ his social
miserable. life a little too much.

A) has been leaving / makes A) fails / has enjoyed

B) has left / is making B) was failing / has been enjoying
C) leaves / was making C) failed / was enjoying
D) is leaving / has made D) has been failing / enjoyed
E) was leaving / has made E) has failed / enjoys

20. My brother ____ a new BMW and ever since, he ____ 25. Our company’s sales ____ since the new management
about it. ____ over.

A) was buying / bragged A) have been improving / took

B) is buying / is bragging B) improve / has taken
C) has bought / brags C) improved / has been taking
D) buys / has bragged D) are improving / was taking
E) bought / has been bragging E) were improving / is taking

21. He ____ great poverty until he ____ up writing and got 26. The guards ____ when the enemy ____
a proper job.
A) are sleeping / has been attacking
A) has suffered / gives B) have slept / was attacking
B) suffered / gave C) slept / has attacked
C) is suffering / has given D) were sleeping / attacked
D) has suffered / was giving E) sleep / is attacking
E) suffers / is giving

27. The negotiators ____ to bring the two sides together

22. I ____ a lot of weight since I ____ drinking beer every for months, but so far they ____.
night.
A) try / are failing
A) have lost / stopped B) are trying / failed
B) lost / am stopping C) tried / fail
C) lose / have been stopping D) have tried / were failing
D) was losing / have stopped E) have been trying / have failed
E) am losing / stop

28. The electricity ____ off last night just as the film on TV
23. My son ____ very well at university this term because ____ interesting.
he ____ out late at night any more.
A) has gone / got
A) does / hasn’t stayed B) was going / has got
B) did / isn’t staying C) is going / has been getting
C) has done / wasn’t staying D) goes / is getting
D) was doing / hasn’t been staying E) went / was getting
E) is doing / doesn’t stay

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29. More than a million people ____ the new superstore 34. I ____ to play the lottery about two years ago, but I
since it ____ last month. ____ anything yet

A) are visiting / has been opening A) was starting / didn’t win

B) have visited / opened B) started / haven’t won
C) were visiting / opens C) start / haven’t been winning
D) have been visiting / is opening D) have started / don’t win
E) visited / has opened E) am starting / wasn’t winning

30. Water ____ from liquid to gas when it ____a 35. I ____ in Istanbul for so long that I ____ the time
temperature of 100◦ C. before the Bosphorus Bridges

A) has changed / reached A) am living / remembered

B) changed / was reaching B) lived / am remembering
C) changes / reaches C) was living / have remembered
D) has been changing / is reaching D) live / was remembering
E) is changing / reached E) have lived / remember

31. The phrase “post modernism” ____ about fifty years 36. Two years ago, she ____ English at all, but she ____
ago, but most people still ____ what it means. hard since then.

A) was appearing / haven’t known A) hasn’t spoken / is studied

B) has appeared / don’t know B) wasn’t speaking / studies
C) appeared / don’t know C) isn’t speaking / studied
D) appears / didn’t know D) didn’t speak / has been studying
E) has been appearing / haven’t known E) doesn’t speak / was studying

32. People who ____ items like bottles and cans ____the 37. My brother ____ three years in jail when he was
world’s resources. younger, but now he ____ to give up his life of crime.

A) aren’t recycling / wasted A) spent / has decided

B) didn’t recycle / waste B) spends / is deciding
C) haven’t been recycling / were wasting C) has spent / has been deciding
D) don’t recycle / are wasting D) was spending / decides
E) haven’t recycled / wasted E) has been spending / decided

33. The president ____ too hard lately, and as a result, he 38. I ____ my boss privately tomorrow and I ____ quite
____ terrible nervous about it.

A) has been working / looks A) have seen / am feeling

B) has worked / looked B) see / was feeling
C) worked / is looking C) am seeing / feel
D) works / has looked D) saw / felt
E) is working / was looking E) was seeing / have felt

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39. The first time I ____ horse riding, I was very nervous
and ____ the reins very tightly.

A) was going / am holding 44. By the mid 1970s, “Marks and Spenser” ____ one of
the top department stores and they ____ more
B) have gone / hold
underwear than any other British company at the
C) am going / have held time.
D) go / was holding
E) went / held A) had become / were selling
B) is going to become / had sold
C) has become / are selling
D) became / will be selling
E) was becoming / will have sold
40. Life ____ immensely since Thomas Edison ____ the
first light bulb in 1879.

A) is changing / was inventing

B) has changed / invented
45. I ____ the potpeeled / will be chopping atoes while
C) has been changing / has invented youI ____ the potatoes while you ____ the leeks for the
D) changed / has been inventing soup. ____ the leeks for the soup.
E) was changing / invent
A) peeled / will be chopping
B) will have peeled / have chopped
C) was peeling / had chopped
D) peel / will have chopped
41. Normally, people ____ quickly from the flu, but so far E) will peel / chop
this year many people ____ as a result of it.

A) are recovering / had died

B) had recovered / are going to die
C) have been recovering / die
46. For the past 24 hours, a tropical storm ____ the
D) recover / have died houses of villages in Mozambique, but it is hard to
E) were recovering / will die know as yet how much damage it ____ by the time it
has stopped.

A) was going to batter / causes

42. You ____ for three months by the time you leave for
your holiday, so you ____ quite a lot of weight.
A) have been dieting / will be losing
B) will have been dieting / will have lost
C) had dieted / lost
D) were dieting / had lost
E) are going to diet / have lost
B) battered / will have been causing
C) has been battering / will have caused
D) had been battering / has caused
E) is battering / has been causing
47. By 1840, the US Army ____ most Eastern Indian tribes
west of the Mississippi.

A) will have pushed

B) have pushed
43. Carreta turtles ____ their eggs on the beach at night C) had pushed
and ____ the reflection from the sea to find their way D) pushed
back to the water.
E) are pushing
A) lay / use
B) were laying / have used
C) are going to lay / used
D) laid / are using
E) will lay / had used

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48. For most of the time throughout the picnic, the boys
____ football while the girls ____ flowers.

A) will play / have been picking
B) are playing / have been picking
C) have played / are picking
D) were playing / were picking
E) had been playing / have picked
50. Chinese merchants ____ trade in Tibet since 1950,
when China ____ the country.
A) dominate / was invading
B) were dominating / has invaded
C) will have dominated / had invaded
D) had dominated / will be invading
E) have dominated / invaded

49. Over recent years, glue sniffing, which ____ negative

effects on both the body and the mind, ____ a major
problem among teenagers.

A) has had / is becoming

B) has / has become
C) is going to have / had become
D) will have / will have become
E) is having / was becoming

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Answer Key:

1: B 26: D
2: E 27: E
3: D 28: E
4: E 29: B
5: C 30: C
6: A 31: C
7: C 32: D
8: C 33: A
9: B 34: B
10: A 35: E
11: A 36: D
12: E 37: A
13: B 38: C
14: D 39: E
15: B 40: B
16: C 41: D
17: E 42: B
18: D 43: A
19: D 44: A
20: E 45: E
21: B 46: C
22: A 47: C
23: E 48: D
24: C 49: B
25: A 50: E

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