1. TENSE 18. He was only three years old when his family . . .

1. I can help you with the cooking, because I . . . my from Germany. He hardly remembers anything
hands. about his old house.
A) washed B) have washed C) was washing A) emigrates B) emigrated C) has emigrated
D) wash D) had emigrated
2. Although I have lived here for 2 months, I . . . my 19. When I looked round the door, the baby . . .
neighbours. quietly.
A) haven’t seen B) saw C) do not see A) is sleeping B) slept C) was sleeping
D) did not see D) would sleep
3. The money I make . . . enough to live on. 20. - It’s pouring with rain, look.
A) are B) is C) were D) has been - It’s OK. I . . . you my umbrella.
4. Internet news . . . you more information than TV A) will lend B) am going to lend
news. C) am lending D) lent
A) give B) gives C) are giving D) is given 21. I must get back to the office. We . . . on a new
5. The patient had to take . . . his shirt for the project.
doctor to examine him. A) work B) are working C) worked
A) on B) away C) off D) of D) will work
6. When I saw Adams, he . . . to his next class and 22. I’m quite busy these days. I . . . a course at
didn’t have time to talk to me. college.
A) has hurried B) had hurried A) do B) did C) have done D) am doing
C) was hurrying D) hurried 23. Most students live quite close to the college, so
7. You usually wear skirts, but today you . . . jeans. they . . . there.
A) wear B) wore C) wearing A) walk B) walked C) are walking
D) are wearing D) had walked
8. Dad, I have nothing to wear. The jeans you 24. Normally I start work at eight o’clock, but I . . .
bought me . . . fit me. at seven this week. We’re very busy at the
A) doesn’t B) aren’t C) isn’t D) don’t moment.
9. They had lived in Rome for some years and fell A) start B) am starting C) started
in love when they . . . in Rome D) was starting
A) were working B) worked C) was working 25. I want a new car. So I . . . up to buy one.
D) had been working A) save B) am saving C) was saved
10. He stood up, walked across the room, and . . . D) had saved
the window. 26. - Sarah takes the train every day, doesn’t she?
A) closed B) was closing C) had closed - Yes, she always . . . the train.
D) close A) took B) is taking C) takes D) take
11. A young woman walked into the office. She . . . a 27. - I rang at about three yesterday afternoon, but
baby. you weren’t in. I didn’t know where you were.
A) was carrying B) carrying C) had carried - Oh, I . . . Mike to repair his car. It took ages.
D) carries A) was helping B) helped C) had helped
12. Didn’t you meet your wife while you . . . in Italy? D) help
A) were living B) lived C) was living 28. We saw a strange object in the sky when we . . .
D) had lived home last night.
13. I saw you in the park yesterday. You . . . with A) driven B) were driving
your friend Tom. C) had been driving D) drive
A) were sitting B) sat C) had sat D) sit 29. You drove right past me when I . . . for the bus.
14. These scissors, owing to Mother’s warning . . . A) wait B) waiting C) was waiting
kept out of the children’s reach. D) had waited
A) is B) was C) being D) are 30. Either the clock on the town hall or my watch ...
15. The number of her books ... really quite big now. wrong.
A) will be B) were C) was D) is A) were B) are C) is D) have been
16. The withness told the court that he ... the 31. Can I have a word with you before I ... ?
accused before. A) shall go B) went C) go D) had gone
A) had never seen B) had ever seen 32. I’m terribly sorry, but I ... into the back of your
C) hasn’t seen D) didn’t see car.
17. Names or parts of names from other languages A) crash B) had crashed C) have crashed
sometimes show who ... the place in the past. D) was crashing
A) inhabited B) inhabites C) inhabit 33. In fact, Mrs.Solter was about to calm herself ... a
D) has inhabited cup of tea.
A) in B) with C) - D) by month?" "No, but it’s possible that they ... in a
34. He wouldn’t speak English so fluently now if he few days".
... in America as an exchange student. A) will arrive B) arrive C) are arriving
A) didn’t study B) hadn’t studied C) study D) have arrived
D) will study 51. Molly lives in Dublin. She . . . there all her life.
35. I’m going to do a lot of things while I ... on A) has lived B) lives C) lived
holiday. D) was living
A) will be B) was C) am D) have been 52. The radio as well as newspapers . . . a powerful
36. My friend never forgets ... on my birthday. means of propaganda.
A) to call B) calling C) to calling A) have been B) could have been C) is
D) being called D) are
37. He always stops ... the magazine on his way to 53. The four great deserts of central Australia
the office. . . . 2.000.000 square kilometres.
A) buying B) buy C) to have bought A) covers B) cover C) covering
D) to buy D) are covering
38. I asked two people on the way to the station but 54. In 1971, along with other holidays, President
... helped me. Richard Nixon ... Memorial Day a national
A) both B) neither of them holiday on the last Monday in May.
C) either of them D) either A) declares B) declaring C) declare
39. Where is Kate? Is she at work or at home? D) declared
... . She’s away on holiday. 55. Neither John nor his friends . . . to the beach
A) Neither B) Either C) Neither of today.
D) Both A) going B) is going C) were going
40. We tried a lot of hotels but ... of them had any D) are going
rooms. 56. A pair of pants . . . in the drawer.
A) some B) either C) none D) any A) are B) aren’t C) were D) is
41. I tried twice to phone you but ... times you were 57. - Where are you going this Sunday?
out. - This Sunday I am going to my Granny, but I
A) neither B) either C) any D) both usually ... at home on Sunday.
42. It’s a big factory. Five hundred people ... there. A) am staying B) has stayed C) stays
A) are employed B) is employed D) stay
C) is being employed D) have been employed 58. While the woman was out the postman ... a
43. The park gates ... at 6.30 p.m. every evening. letter for her.
A) is locked B) were locking C) are locked A) brings B) bring C) brought
D) had been locked D) had brought
44. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty 59. I haven’t seen Ann since we . . . school.
keeping up with him because he ... so fast. A) have left B) had left C) left D) leave
A) is walking B) was walking 60. Dear Lisa. Just a quick note to say that I ... a
C) have been walking D) had walked fantastic time here. Paris is simply amazing.
45. I became concerned when he ... home by A) am having B) had C) was having
midnight. D) will have had
A) hasn’t come B) hadn’t come 61. European finance ministers ... in Frankfurt on
C) wasn’t coming D) doesn’t come Friday.
46. I’ll start cooking after I ... a rest. A) will meet B) are meeting C) has met
A) have had B) will have C) had had D) be meeting
D) am having 62. We needn’t have hurried. He . . . half an hour
47. As soon as he ..., tell him that I want to see him. later.
A) arrives B) is arriving C) arrived A) arrives B) has arrived C) arrived
D) will arrive D) was arriving
48. I’m afraid I didn’t hear the doorbell when you 63. My daughter . . . her hand today. We had to take
rang. I ... in the garden at the time. her to hospital. She is all right now.
A) was working B) have been working A) has been cutting B) cut C) was cutting
C) have worked D) worked D) have cut
49. She ... in Ankara for several years before she 64. Let’s go to the arrival section_the plane . . . a
moved to Istambul. few minutes ago.
A) was living B) has lived C) had lived A) landed B) has landed C) will land
D) has been living D) lands
50. "Have you received the books you ordered last 65. It was cold, because the wind . . . from the north.
A) was blowing B) has blown C) was blown A) be approved B) to approve C) approving
D) is blowing D) approves
66. There’s still a problem with the television. 80. Each boy and girl in the sixth grade . . . to do a
Someone . . . it, but then it broke down again. science project.
A) has repaired B) repaires C) repaired A) has B) to have C) having
D) was repairing D) was having
67. - Where is Simon? 81. Annie felt tired when she was coming home from
- Simon has left. He and Oliver . . . after lunch. the store because the bag of groceries . . . too
A) left B) have left C) had left heavy for her to carry.
D) are leaving A) was B) were C) are D) is
68. "The New Yorker" . . . the magazine of art and 82. While I was in Paris, some of the best food I
culture for over 50 years. found . . . not at the well-known eating places,
A) is B) have been C) will be D) has been but in small out-of-the-way cafes.
69. The boys saw a bright silver object in the sky A) being B) were C) are D) was
when they . . . along a country road. 83. Until the 18-th century, people . . . that there was
A) to drive B) drive C) were driving a single correct way to spell a certain word.
D) had driven A) aren’t believed B) don’t believe
70. Let me explain what you have to do. First you C) didn’t believe D) were believing
take the photos and sort them into categories. 84. Harriet: I see you’ve got some new neighbours.
Then you . . . them according to subject. Tom: Yes, a young couple . . . in last month.
A) filed B) file C) have filed D) are filing A) has moved B) have moved C) moved
71. The play is set in London in 1890. The action D) had moved
takes place in Sir Don Wyatt’s mansion. When 85. Mark has lots of CDs, but Claire . . . .
the curtain goes up, the hero and heroine . . . in A) has B) doesn’t C) isn’t D) has got
the lounge. They are arguing. 86. I wonder what is being cooked? Something ...
A) sit B) sat C) are sitting good in the kitchen.
D) have been sitting A) is smelling B) smells C) smelt
72. Dear Jane, sorry to hear about your problem at D) has smelt
work. I think you are doing the right thing, but I 87. When she was sixteen, she ... the University.
doubt whether your boss really . . . his job from A) has entered B) had entered C) entered
what you are telling me. D) will enter
A) knowing B) know C) known D) knows 88. The Buckets, of course, . . . starve, but they felt
73. John and Mary are going to get married. The hungry from morning till night.
wedding party . . . next Sunday. A) does B) do C) didn’t D) were
A) took place B) is taking place 89. Why did you say that Paul . . . a careful driver?
C) has taken place D) would take place A) isn’t B) hasn’t C) hadn’t been D) were
74. We are so glad to have had you at our place. I 90. I don’t like Alice. She . . . about difficulties of life
hope you . . . to see us again. all the time.
A) have come B) come C) will come A) complained B) is complaining
D) are coming C) has complained D) has been complaining
75. Sit down and fasten your seat belt. We . . . in a 91. Davis is quite an athlete. He wants to be strong
few minutes. and healthy that’s why he . . . every morning.
A) have taken off B) takes off C) took off A) is jogging B) has jogged C) jogs
D) are taking off D) has been jogging
76. I love my wife. I . . . to a wonderful woman. 92. Everybody was laughing merrily while Harris . . .
A) am married B) married C) will marry them a funny story.
D) marry A) told B) had told C) was telling
77. - This letter is in French, and I don’t speak D) had been telling
French. Can you help me? 93. Scientists say that the satellite . . . to Earth some
- Sure. I . . . translate it for you. time this afternoon.
A) will B) am going to C) won’t D) can’t A) falls B) had fallen C) is going to fall
78. Last night, I had dinner with two friends. I . . . D) would fall
both of them for a long time. 94. Their eyes are hurting because they . . . to put on
A) have known B) am known C) knowing their sunglasses.
D) know A) forgot B) had forgotten C) forget
79. Almost every professor and student at the D) have forgotten
university . . . of the choice of Dr. Brown as the 95. Alf . . . as a waiter for ten years, then he opened
new president. his own company.
A) has worked B) worked 111. The river flooded because it ... raining heavily
C) has been working D) works for weeks.
96. When Lyndon Johnson became president in A) had been B) was C) is D) would be
1963, he already . . . in politics for 32 years. 112. I am sure that they ... their work by May.
A) served B) was serving C) had served A) will have completed B) will complete
D) has served C) complete D) completed
97. Until last week I never . . . a motorbike before. 113. The boy was made ... medicine.
A) rode B) was riding C) rides A) taken B) take C) taking D) to take
D) had ridden 114. We were extremely tired at the end of the
98. Be careful! You . . . hit that car! journey. We ... for more than 24 hours.
A) have B) are going to C) would A) shall travel B) have been travelled
D) should C) were travelled D) had been travelling
99. It has been snowing since morning and I’m afraid 115. Neither the students nor the teacher ... to make
it . . . by Friday. up the class they missed.
A) won’t stop B) doesn’t stop A) wants B) want C) had wanted
C) won’t have stopped D) will not be stopping D) have wanted
100. We’re going to finish our English courses before 116. If either of my brothers ... the race, I will be
we . . . to our country next year. happy.
A) shall return B) are going to return A) will win B) win C) wins D) won
C) return D) returned 117. When the war broke out, Mary ... in Berlin for 6
101. The director will review his work after he . . . years.
from vacation next month. A) lived B) had been living
A) will return B) return C) returns C) has been living D) was living
D) returned 118. They ... for ten days when they ran into a
102. The extent of Christina’s knowledge on various terrible storm.
complex subjects . . . us. A) had been sailing B) sailed C) have sailed
A) surprise B) surprising C) surprises D) were sailing
D) to surprise 119. John ... hard for the last three days.
103. There . . .much international news in the local A) was working B) worked C) is working
papers. D) has been working
A) aren’t B) isn’t C) haven’t D) hasn’t 120. Once you ... the examination, you’ll be able to
104. There is nothing I like better than a good book, relax.
but I . . .much reading for pleasure lately. Most A) have taken B) have been taken C) took
of the reading I do is related to my work. D) will have taken
A) haven’t done B) didn’t do 121. He’s very good player. He ... consistently well
C) am not doing D) wasn’t doing recently.
105. Everything is going well. We ... any problems so A) is playing B) has been playing
far. C) was playing D) had played
A) haven’t had B) don’t have C) didn’t have 122. By May, I ... this car for five years.
D) hasn’t have A) will have had B) will have
106. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish C) will be having D) have had
... on Earh for ages and ages. 123. When you arrived home, we ... lunch. If you had
A) have existed B) are existing C) exist come a bit earlier, we could have had lunch
D) exists together.
107. Robert’s still in hospital. He . . . ill for three A) just had B) have just had
weeks. C) has just had D) had just had
A) is B) was C) had been D) has been 124. "How long have you been with the company?" "I
108. An elephant flaps its ears vigorously when it . . . ... there two years by January".
overheated. A) will have worked B) will work
A) has B) was C) being D) is C) will be working D) have worked
109. Hearing the sounds around us . . . us vital 125. Since calculators were first introduced, they ... to
information about our environment. be useful tools for people weak in mathematics.
A) giving B) gives C) given D) give A) have proved B) proving C) will prove
110. For centuries the aromatic spices of the Far East D) are proving
. . . in demand by the people of the East and 126. The commissioner has assured the crowd that
West. the problem ... care of as soon as possible.
A) was B) have been C) were A) will be taken B) has been taken
D) had been C) had been taken D) take
127. When he saw the crowd, he regretted that he ... A) being B) be C) are D) is
his ticket earlier. 141. Two hour’s study . . . enough for him to prepare
A) hasn’t bought B) hadn’t bought his daily assignment.
C) have bought D) had bought A) be B) are C) been D) is
128. Unfortunately the train ... by the time I reached 142. The grey and blue blanket . . . today.
the platform. A) is washing B) washing C) had washed
A) had left B) leaves C) has left D) has been washed
D) had been leaving 143. The number of young people entering
129. The girls seem to be fully satisfied with their Universities . . . increasing nowadays.
English course. So far, they ... even a single class A) are B) be C) is D) is being
yet. 144. The elderly in my country . . . free medical care.
A) haven’t missed B) don’t miss A) are giving B) are given C) is giving
C) didn’t miss D) won’t miss D) given
130. Jimmy is still doing his homework. He will come 145. Disneyland is a world famous entertainment park
out to play when he ... his homework. in South California. It . . . by more than ten
A) has done B) will do C) will have done million people every year.
D) did A) visits B) is visiting C) visited
131. This is the best steak I ... . D) is visited
A) have ever tasted B) had ever tasted 146. Every time I meet you, you . . . of your life!
C) ever taste D) ever tasted A) always complained
132. I didn’t quite appreciate the opera we saw last B) has always complained
week as I ... to the opera before. C) are always complaining
A) hadn’t been B) haven’t been D) were always complained
C) didn’t go D) wasn’t going 147. When Simon fell off his bicycle he . . . use
133. The little boy burst into tears when he saw that crutches to walk.
his brother ... his jigsaw puzzle apart. A) must B) can C) had to D) ought to
A) was broken B) has broken 148. Oh, look! The sun is setting. It . . . lovely!
C) had been broked D) had broken A) looked B) looks C) was looking
134. This time tomorrow, with any luck, we ... D) is looking
through France, enjoying the first day of our 149. It is nearly 11 pm. It is time . . . to the airport to
holiday. see our parents off.
A) drive B) shall have driven C) shall drive A) we go B) we went C) we’ll go
D) shall be driving D) we are going
135. When you called, I ... breakfast yet. 150. A.Oh.John, shall we go to the cinema tonight?
A) haven’t had B) didn’t have J.Let me see my diary. I’m sorry. I . . . my friend.
C) hadn’t had D) wasn’t having A) am visiting B) will visit C) have visited
136. I was waiting to play tennis yesterday when my D) was visiting
partner called me to say he couldn’t come 151. That night he was walking home in California.
because his car . . . down. He . . . to the cinema and then to a cafe where he
A) broke B) has broken C) was breaking spent some time with friends.
D) had broken A) had been B) were C) would be
137. We were late. When we arrived everyone . . . D) has been
their lunch and they were sitting in the garden 152. I didn’t know when he . . . .
having coffee. A) had come B) came C) has come
A) had B) has had C) had had D) will come
D) was having 153. Next week when there . . . a full moon, the
138. They were driving to the airport when they ocean tides will be higher.
suddenly remembered that they . . . off the A) is being B) is C) will be
central heating. D) will have been
A) didn’t turn B) weren’t turning 154. I don’t feel good. I . . . home from work
C) hadn’t turned D) haven’t turned tomorrow.
139. I didn’t recognize many people at my old school A) am staying B) stay C) will have stayed
reunion because everyone . . . a lot in twenty D) stayed
years. 155. When my aunt . . . into the airport tomorrow,
A) changed B) has changed C) was changing I’ll be at work, so I can’t pick her up.
D) had changed A) will get B) got C) will have gotten
140. The headmaster as well as the teachers . . . highly D) gets
satisfied with her work. 156. It seems that whenever I travel abroad I . . . to
take something I need. 171. The Smiths are very happy. They ... into their
A) forgot B) am forgetting C) forget new house next weekend.
D) had forgotton A) moved B) will move C) are moving
157. Jim , why don’t you take some time off? You D) have moved
. . . too hard lately. Take a short vacation. 172. Ever since the big supermarkets opened in town,
A) worked B) work C) were working there . . . a single baker in the village.
D) have been working A) hasn’t been B) wasn’t C) weren’t
158. I must go to the doctor. My toothache . . . worse. D) isn’t
A) had got B) was getting C) is getting 173. Jane came to the door. It was unlocked. She
D) gets wondered who . . . the door open.
159. Nobody knows what . . ., but they parted. A) left B) leaves C) was leaving
A) did go wrong with her marriage D) had left
B) went wrong with her marriage 174. I recognized her at once, despite the fact that
C) her marriage went wrong with I . . . her for nearly twenty years.
D) with her marriage went wrong A) haven’t seen B) didn’t see C) hadn’t seen
160. By the time he was 25 Alexander the Great D) wasn’t seen
. . . the whole East from the Mediterranean Sea 175. Colin insisted that we . . . before, although I’m
to the Indus River. sure I remember speaking to him at Don’s house
A) was conquered B) conquering a few years ago.
C) conquered D) had conquered A) met B) had met C) didn’t meet
161. The Davons . . . in town, but now they live in the D) hadn’t met
country. 176. Dr Jones left home a week ago and . . . since then.
A) used to live B) were used to live A) wasn’t seen B) hasn’t been seen
C) got used to live C) hadn’t been seen D) hasn’t seen
D) are getting used to living 177. Her lecture highlights the important part that
162. At that moment Jack’s wife came in and said mathematics . . . in our lives.
that she . . . the police. A) play B) plays C) had played
A) is going to call B) called C) had called D) was playing
D) had been called 178. She pulled up outside our house in the biggest
163. The sun is shining and the fog . . . . car I . . . ever seen.
A) goes B) go C) had gone D) has gone A) have B) had C) would D) was
164. Neither John nor his friends . . . to the beach 179. Every morning there . . . yogurt with cereals for
today. breakfast and as much coffee and tea as you
A) were going B) are going C) go wanted.
D) is going A) is B) was C) are D) were
165. The weather forecast said that it . . . heavily. 180. I was shocked when she began to question me.
A) rains B) rain C) will rain She thought I . . . the money.
D) would rain A) steal B) stole C) have stolen
166. I asked two people the way to the station but D) had stolen
none of them . . . . 181. They listed the names of those students that . . .
A) knew B) knows C) didn’t know their final exams.
D) hadn’t know A) passed B) have passed C) had passed
167. I’d be delighted if he . . . to stay with us next D) will pass
year. 182. After much debate, we all agreed that we . . .
A) comes B) came C) will come enter the competition.
D) has come A) shall B) will C) must D) would
168. When I entered the room, all was quiet. Then I 183. Westminster Abbey is an ancient church in which
saw that all the pens and pencils . . . scattered the coronation ceremonies of almost all English
around the floor. kings and queens . . . place.
A) has been B) had been C) is D) was A) will take B) was taken C) was taking
169. It was raining in the morning and it . . . the D) have taken
whole night. 184. Vicky: Where’s Jessica? Isn’t she here?
A) is raining B) has been raining Emma: No, she . . . to London. She’ll be back
C) had raining D) had been raining tomorrow.
170. Jane is very active. She ... dozens of jobs in her A) going B) has gone C) has been D) is
life. 185. Ann and Mary ... this school for seven years.
A) is having B) has C) was having A) have been attending B) has been attending
D) has had C) had attended D) is attending
186. My brother as well as my friends . . . ready to children.
accompany you to the station. A) has been washed B) have been washed
A) are B) am C) were D) is C) is washed D) had been washed
187. By the end of this week we . . . over £ 800 for the 201. Mrs. Robson died in her sleep. Her doctor told
children’s charity. me she . . . from a weak heart for some time.
A) will raise B) raise C) will be raising A) was suffering B) had been suffering
D) will have raised C) suffered D) had been suffered
188. When I recovered consciousness, the sun . . . ; it 202. Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live
was bright daylight all about us. on earth, and they . . . the Earth for a very long
A) had risen B) were rising C) rose period of time.
D) would rise A) ruled B) were ruling C) had been ruled
189. After we . . . it on the phone, I wrote him a D) had been ruling
letter giving the details. 203. When Alice was small, she . . . of darkness and
A) discussing B) had discussed always slept with the light on.
C) are discussing D) had been discussing A) used to be afraid B) had afraid
190. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs roamed the C) had been afraid D) afraid
Earth, but they . . . extinct by the time 204. She will soon get used . . . contact lenses.
humankind first appeared. A) to wearing B) wear C) wearing
A) had become B) became C) become D) to wear
D) have become 205. She hurt her feet because she . . . high-heeled
191. Alex, as well as his two elder brothers, . . . a shoes.
good full time job. A) would wear B) worn C) has worn
A) has B) have C) having D) are having D) had been wearing
192. Yesterday he recalled exactly what Bob . . . him 206. A telephone recorder tells callers what time . . .,
the previous night. so you needn’t go specially to find out the time.
A) have told B) telling C) had told A) start the movie B) starts the movie
D) told C) does the movie start D) the movie starts
193. I found it difficult to convince the ticket 207. When the actor arrived, a crowd . . . for several
inspector that I . . . my ticket. hours to greet him.
A) have lost B) was losing C) lost A) waited B) was waiting C) had waited
D) had lost D) had been waiting
194. I’m pleased to say that our University team . . . 208. The teacher would rather Diana . . . to music in
well all this season. the class.
A) to play B) were playing C) have played A) to listen B) doesn’t listen
D) had played C) didn’t listen D) isn’t listening
195. Rapid changes in technology in the last several 209. Her eyes were hurting her as she . . . at the
decades . . . the nature of culture and cultural screen all day.
exchange. A) was looking B) looked
A) changed B) has changed C) had changed C) had been looking D) have been looking
D) have changed 210. We were very tired when we got to the top of the
196. As books are relatively durable and portable, mountain. We . . . a long distance.
they . . . for centuries to preserve and distribute A) was walking B) walked C) had walked
information. D) have walked
A) are used B) have been used 211. He turned the door handle and pulled sharply,
C) are being used D) have been using but the door didn’t open. Somebody . . . from
197. We were going for three-week- long camping. inside.
Fortunately, we . . . to buy our tickets in advance. A) was locked B) locked C) had locked
A) had been decided B) decided D) locks
C) have decided D) had decided 212. Robin reached to the floor and picked up his
198. This is my last year at college. And I’ve already glasses, but they were broken. He . . . on them.
got a job! In September I . . . work at a bank in A) stepped B) has stepped C) was stepping
London. D) had stepped
A) start B) has started C) am starting 213. First libraries began to appear regularly in the
D) would start 1800s. Since then their contents . . . greatly
199. You say you’re taking a coach at nine tomorrow. through the years.
Do you know what time it . . . to London? A) has changed B) have changed C) change
A) getting B) get C) gets D) got D) is changing
200. The apples ... . You can give them to the 214. We wonder how many more snowstorms we will
have this winter. We . . . four snowstorms so far. C) worrying D) has worried
A) had B) are having C) have had 230. Emma went into the sitting-room. It was empty,
D) have but the television was still on.Someone . . . it.
215. The boy is dirty from head to foot because he . . . A) watched B) was watching
in the mud. C) had watched D) had been watching
A) played B) plays C) have played 231. They are busy now. They are discussing an
D) has been playing important question. They ... it since five o’clock.
216. He tried to phone his friend four days ago with A) have been discussing
no success. Since then he . . . him five times. B) has been discussing
A) phoned B) is phoning C) phone C) will have been discussing
D) has phoned D) had been discussing
217. The concert of the famous composer . . . at seven 232. - I can hardly find enough money for buying a
tonight. car.
A) is beginning B) will begin C) begins - Shake! ... .
D) begin A) So can’t I B) So do I C) I can too
218. After he arrived at work he discovered that he D) Neither can I
. . . his files at home. 233. - Have you been working here long?
A) left B) was leaving C) have left - Yes, by next June I . . . here for ten years.
D) had left A) will work B) will have worked
219. His eyes are getting tired. He . . . this article for C) have worked D) had worked
two hours and now he thinks he’ll take a break. 234. – What are you doing?
A) reads B) is reading C) has been reading - I . . . the radiator to see if it’s getting warm.
D) has read A) feel B) am feeling C) felt D) have felt
220. A car with poor brakes and no brake lights . . . 235. Don’t forget that I ... to our new office by the
dangerous. time you get back from holiday.
A) being B) are C) are being D) is A) will have moved B) ’ll move C) move
221. Most of the news on the front page of both daily D) ’ll be moving
papers . . . about the hurricane. 236. Martin Luther King ... for civil rights for more
A) are B) are being C) is D) be than a decade when he received the Noble Peace
222. The yard is covered with snow. It . . . all night. Prize in 1964.
A) was snowing B) has snowed A) worked B) had been working
C) has been snowing D) snowed C) has been working D) was working
223. - You have 50 minutes for your tests. 237. "How long have you been with the company?" "I
- But 50 minutes . . . enough time to finish these ... there two years by January".
tests. A) will work B) will be working
A) isn’t B) is C) aren’t D) are C) will have worked D) have been working
224. My arms are aching now because I . . . since two 238. My brother as well as I . . . ready to accompany
o’clock. you in your travel.
A) am swimming B) swam A) am B) is C) are D) be
C) was swimming D) have been swimming 239. Sam as well as Nick and Mary . . . enjoying the
225. I’m very tired. I . . . over four hundred miles valley from the top of the hill.
today. A) was B) were C) been D) being
A) was driving B) am driving 240. John hoped that by the next evening she ... his
C) have been driving D) had driven letter.
226. Henry is annoyed because he . . . for a long time A) will receive B) would receive
for Claire. C) would have received D) receives
A) wait B) was waiting C) had been waiting 241. She doesn’t know if she . . . in time tomorrow.
D) has been waiting A) came B) come C) comes D) will come
227. I found the calculator. I’d . . . for it for ages. 242. By 1900 Queen Victoria . . . for more than 50
A) been looking B) look C) been looked years.
D) looking A) had reigned B) had been reigned
228. Vicky looked very upset. I thought she . . . . C) had been reigning D) reigned
A) was crying B) cried C) has been crying 243. I’m writing to ask you what ... for the last
D) had been crying weekend in May.
229. - How was your job interview? A) are you planning B) do you plan
- Awful. I felt terribly nervous. I . . . about it all C) you are planning D) will you plan
week. 244. There is paint on the floor because they . . . the
A) had been worrying B) would worry room for a few days.
A) were redecorating B) redecorated
C) have been redecorating D) had redecorated
245. Jane’s clothes were wet. She . . . her dog.
A) washed B) was washing
C) had been washing D) had washed
246. She looked tired. She . . . letters all morning.
A) was typing B) had typed
C) had been typing D) typed
247. Neither my wife nor my children . . . about my
plan to buy a yacht.
A) know B) knows C) has known
D) won’t know
248. I can’t get him on the phone. I . . . for 2 hours.
A) am trying B) try C) were trying
D) have been trying
249. I am tired. I . . . all day and I still have much to
do.
A) have been digging B) have dug
C) am digging D) dig
250. Jane speaks English fluently. She . . . English for
five years. She still wants to improve it.
A) is studying B) has been studying
C) studies D) study
251. Your mother is still in the kitchen. She . . . all
morning.
A) is cooking B) had cooked C) cooked
D) has been cooking
252. A new bridge is being built in our town. They
will . . . it by the end of the year.
A) have completed B) complete
C) be completed D) have been completed
253. I haven’t been out much lately, because I . . . for
my exams.
A) study B) had studied
C) have been studying D) is studying
254. It was raining hard, but by the time class . . .
over, the rain had stopped.
A) has been B) had been C) were D) was
255. By the time the young birds . . . the nest, they
will have learned how to fly.
A) will leave B) leave C) will have left
D) are leaving
256. I’ll call in and see you tomorrow afternoon. I . . .
your house. It’s on my way home from work.
A) shall be passing B) had passed
C) have passed D) was passing
257. This chess game is going to last ages. They . . . it
until midnight.
A) don’t finish B) didn’t finish
C) won’t have finished D) haven’t finished
258. I’ve got loads of work. I expect I . . . all night.
And I’m not looking forward to it.
A) have worked B) shall be working C) work
D) worked
259. I’ll have much more time next week because I . . .
all my exams by then.
A) shall do B) have done C) shall be doing
D) shall have done