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Question 24: For the past decade, my uncle ________ a vintage typewriter, but now he
________ switching to a digital one.
A. used / considers B. has used / is considering
C. had used / will consider D. uses / was considering
Question 25: Emma and I ________ close friends since childhood, and we still ________
every weekend for coffee.
A. were / met B. have been / meet
C. had been / are meeting D. are / have met
Question 26: The lawyer ________ on the legal document since dawn, hoping to finalize it
before the court session.
A. works B. has been working C. will work D. had worked
Question 27: Turn off the kettle! The water ________ for over 20 minutes, and half of it has
evaporated.
A. boils B. boiled C. has been boiling D. was boiling
Question 28: In the 18th century, a transatlantic voyage ________ several weeks, and the
conditions ________ extremely harsh for passengers.
A. took / were B. had taken / had been
C. would take / were D. took / had been
Question 29: My grandmother ________ an adventurous life; she ________ in the Amazon
rainforest, where wild animals ________ everywhere.
A. led / lived / roamed B. has led / has lived / roam
C. was leading / lived / had roamed D. leads / is living / are roaming
Question 30: Daniel ________ on his thesis since breakfast, and he ________ to submit it
before midnight.
A. writes / hopes B. has been writing / hopes
C. wrote / hoped D. is writing / has hoped
Question 31: I ________ Paris in 2015 but ________ there again despite my plans.
A. visited / haven’t been B. have visited / wasn’t
C. had visited / wouldn’t be D. was visiting / am not
Question 32: The climbers ________ Mount Everest for hours when a sudden blizzard
________ their progress.
A. scaled / stopped B. had been scaling / stopped
C. were scaling / had stopped D. scaled / was
stopping
Question 33: I ________ to return your book yesterday, but your office ________ closed.
A. came / was B. had come /
had been
C. was coming / is D. have come / wasn’t
Question 34: What ________ when the earthquake ________?
A. did you do / struck B. were you doing / struck
C. have you done / strikes D. are you doing / will strike
Question 35: We ________ a documentary when the power ________ unexpectedly.
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A. watched / failed B. were watching / failed
C. had watched / was failing D. have watched / fails
Question 36: She ________ a suspense novel when the doorbell ________ loudly.
A. read / rang B. was reading /
rang
C. had read / was ringing D. has read / rings
Question 37: While the surgeon ________ the patient, the family ________ anxiously in the
waiting room.
A. treated / waited B. was treating / was waiting
C. had treated / had waited D. treats / is waiting
Question 38: When the CEO ________ the meeting room, his assistant ________ notes, and
the team ________ the quarterly report.
A. entered / was taking / was discussing B. had entered / took / discussed
C. was entering / had taken / discussed D. enters / is taking / discusses
Question 39: The security guard ________ to music, so he ________ the intruder climbing
the fence.
A. listened / didn’t see B. was listening / didn’t see
C. had listened / hadn’t seen D. listens / isn’t seeing
Question 40: The cruise ship ________ the Caribbean when it ________ a severe storm.
A. sailed / encountered B. was sailing / encountered
C. had sailed / was encountering D. sailed / had encountered
Question 41: By the time we ________ to the concert, the band ________ for 40 minutes.
A. got / had been playing B. had got / played
C. were getting / was playing D. get / has
played
Question 42: Lucas ________ to rest because he ________ in the lab all morning.
A. needed / had been working B. needed / has been worked
C. was needing / had worked D. needs / is
working
Question 43: The antique vase ________ to my grandmother before she ________ it to the
museum.
A. belonged / donated B. had belonged / donated
C. had been belonging / donated D. belongs / donates
Question 44: No matter what challenges ________ in the future, I ________ by your side.
A. arise / will stand B. will arise / stand
C. arose / would stand D. are arising / have stood
Question 45: Hold on! I ________ these heavy groceries to the kitchen for you.
A. carry B. will carry C. am carrying D. have carried
Question 46: I ________ she ________ to the party because she has another commitment.
A. don’t think / will come B. am not thinking / comes
C. haven’t thought / is coming D. didn’t think
/ came
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