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2.

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1788, other countries already about this big

southern island.

A) have written
C) will write

8. She ............. her job three times just in the

last three months. I think she ought to stick to Just one
thing.

Ever since the collapse of the Soviet Union, rapidly

changing political boundaries in Eastern Europe
mapmakers busy.

A) was changing
B) is changing
C) had changed
D) has been changing
E) has changed

kept
were keeping
will have kept
have been keeping
are keeping

9. It was revealed at the trial that the acc us ed

ma n . out on the night of the murder.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

3. The entire audience ......... in applause the minute

the final curtain ......................
had risen/was falling
has risen/falls
was rising/had fallen
rose/fell
is rising/has fallen

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A) was slipping/was bringing

B) had slipped/brought
C) slipped/was bringing
D) would slip/brought
E) has slipped/am bringing

A) bothered/had resolved
B) was bothering/resolve
C) had been bothering/resolved
D) has been bothering/have resolved
E) bothers/will resolve

11. He dropped back one semester, so by the time

he. from school in two months, his friends .
law for about five months.

5. I hope you ........... the accounts by midday,

because the director general is to arrive then.

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A) will graduate/are practising

B) has graduated/will be practising
C) graduated/have been practising
D) graduates/will have been practising
E) had graduated/were practicing

have checked
will have checked
had checked
will be checking
have been checking

12. Have you decided In which sector you. for a job

when you . ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

6. The temporary secretary

so poorly since she
started that I forward to the day when Miss Clark'll
return.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

won't have gone

hadn't gone
doesn't go
hasn't gone
wouldn't have gone

10. I'm really sorry to have broken your crystal vase.

It. out of my hand as I . it into the room.

4. The tooth .......... me for quite some time when, at

last, I ........................ to see my dentist.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

B) had written
D) write
E) wrote

begin/know
had begun/would know
were beginning/had known
would begin/have known
bega n/kn ew

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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7. This is the first time I such a formal letter.

1. When the English .......... to settle In Australia in

has been performing/am looking

will have performed/looked
performed/would look
was performing/was looking
had performed/have looked

looked/graduated
will look/have graduated
have been looking/graduate
look/are graduating
had looked/would graduate

13. When the police arrived, the diver ........ already

. the body out of the river and it .......... on the
ground.
A) has/pulled/lay
B) is/pulling/has been lying
C) would/pull/were lying
D) was/pulling/had lain
E) had/pulled/was lying
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21. The population of the city .......... so rapidly in

recent years that the municipality difficulty
supplying infrastructure services for all the people.

14. "How long .......... you ........... in Ankara?" "For a

few days only. I expect to be back here before the
weekend."

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A) did/stay
B) were/staying
C) have/been staying
D) do/stay
E) will/stay

22. Can you hear what Alan and Jack

about so intimately in that corner?

15. "How long ........... you ........... for that company?"

"For more than ten years now."

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A) will/be working
B) have/been working
C) had/worked
D) are/working
E) did/work

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held/don't reach
had held/didn't reach
will have held/hadn't r eached
are holding/can't reach
have held/haven't reached

A) accused/was going
B) will have accused/went
C) had accused/would be going
D) was accusing/has gone
E) would accuse/has been going

17. Do you know how fast he at the time of the

accident?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

24. When the thieves ......... Into our house, they

5,000 and all my jewellery.

has been driving

drove
was driving
will have driven
had driven

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

18. Until the disaster, no one that the huge

oceanliner Titanic

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had t houg ht/w ould sink

thought/sank
was thinkin g/can sink
has thought/will sink
will think/has sunk

A) would meet
C) had met
E) meet

B) met
D) have met

26. They ........... something so Intently that they

me.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have left/dripped
was leaving/will drip
leave/is dripping
left/was dripping
would leave/had dripped

are discussing/hadn't heard

were discussing/didn't hear
discussed/haven't heard
have discussed/wouldn't hear
would be discussing/won't hear

27. Look at those children running barefoot! They

to mind that they shoes.

20. He still can't sleep properly because of the bad

memories of the war, although it nearly a
year since he home.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were breaking/had stolen

broke/stole
are breaking/will steal
have broken/have stolen
had broken/would steal

25. I recognized the boy at once, because I him

In our neighbourhood several times before.

19. I didn't notice as I .......... the car in the garage

that fuel from und er neath it.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were talking
had been talking
have talked
talked
are talking

23. After the accident, the taxi driver the

bicyclist of not looking where he

16. They ........... three meetings on this subject in the

last two months, but still . an agreement.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has increased/is having

increased/will have had
is increasing/has had
was increasing/had
would have increased/had had

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

is/would return
ha s be e n/ r et ur n e d
will be/returns
was/had returned
had be en/ was r etur ning
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didn't seem/were not wearing

won't seem/don't wear
don't seem/are not wearing
wouldn't seem/didn't wear
hadn't seemed/wouldn't be wearing

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28. Never drive your car before you .............the tires.

35. It was the first time they in the years of

marriage.

A} had checked
B) checked
C) are checking
D) will check
E) have checked

A) quarrelled
B) have quarrelled
C) are quarrelling
D) were quarrelling
E) had quarreled

29. On the way to work yesterday, one of the tires of

the minibus burst suddenly. Obviously, the driver
them properly before he off.

36. It's only a fortnight since he ......... here, so he

much sightseeing yet.

A) didn't check/had set

B) hasn't checked/has set
C) wouldn't check/was setting
D) doesn't check/has been setting
E) hadn't checked/set

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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30. The children playing noisily in the garden in

a few seconds when the old man on the second floor
at them angrily.

37. We .......... almost half of the book so far, and I

think the other half us another two days.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A) va nis h e d/ s h out e d
B) will vanish/had shouted
C) have va nishe d/sh outs
D) are vanishing/ has s houte d
E) had va nishe d/was sh outing
31. Despite the sluggishness of world trade the
volume of Latin American exports by 9 % In
each of the past two years.

A) talked/have slept
B) used to talk/had been sleeping
C) had been talking/had slept
D) was talking/were sleeping
E) has been talking/would be sleeping

32. The workmen .......... a valuable old coin while

they the foundation of the house.

39. While we........... down the path, we unexpectedly

a deer.

have found/are digging

h a d f ou n d / d u g
find/have been digging
found/were digging
could find/had dug

A) were cycling/saw
B) cycled/were seeing
C) had been cycling/had seen
D) had cycled/would see
E) have been cycling/see

33. With the memory of a painful defeat In mind,

the ex-champion tha t h e his revenge.

40. The abandoned ship .......... at sea for weeks when

a passing ship it by chance.

A) would swear/took
B) will swear/has taken
C) swore/is taking
D) has sworn/will take
E) had sworn/was taking

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

34. You should cut down on your smoking. This is

the sixth cigarette you In the last two hours.
A) smoked
B) have smoked
C) had smoked
D) are smoking
E) will smoke

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read/ca n take
have read/will take
will read/has taken
had read/would take
are reading/should take

38. The professor ........... monotonously and most of the

students

A) will have grown

B) grows
C) has grown
D) used to grow
E) would grow

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has come/didn't do
is coming/can't do
ca me/has n't d one
will come/doesn't do
had come/ had n't d on e

drifted/had spotted
was drifting/was spotting
has been drifting/spots
would have drifted/has spotted
had been drifting/spotted

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41. Make sure that everybody ......... the building

before you the main door.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

48. By the end of November, the television

company this soap opera for twelve years.

leaves/locked
has left/lock
left/had locked
was leaving/would lock
is leaving/have locked

A) has been broadcasting

B) is broadcasting
C) will have been broadcasting
D) was broadcasting
E) will be broadcasting

42. The president......... for over an hour when we

finally on the television to watch.
49. Can't you do anything about that tap in the
kitchen? It constantly for over a week and
the sound me crazy.

A) will be speaking/will t urn

B) will have been speaking/are turning
C) has b ee n s peakin g/have turne d
D) had be en sp eaking/tur ne d
E) will have spoken/turned

A) had been dripping/will be driving

B) will be dripping/has driven
C) was dripping/had driven
D) has been dripping/is driving
E) is dripping/will have driven

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43. When the teacher suddenly ........the topic of our

term paper, we material for it for days already.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

changes/have been compiling

will change/will have compiled
changed/had been compiling
has changed/will be compiling
had changed/would have compiled

50. A friend of mine believes that they ...... a way to

stop aging before she too old.
A) have found/got
B) will have found/gets
C) have been finding/was gettin g
D) were finding/has got
E) are finding/will get

44. It was the first time I ......... that dish, so it

as delicious as I thought it would.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

cooked/wasn't tasting
was cooking/wouldn't taste
had cooked/didn't taste
would cook/hadn't tasted
have cooked/doesn't taste

45. We........... relatively few problems since we

over this job.
had ha d/were taking
had/have taken
are having/take
will have/are taking
have had/took

46. So far In our discussion, I must confess, we

our attention on the trivial problems rather than on
the major ones.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have concentrated
concentrated
are concentrating
concentrate
had been concentrating

47. I ........... a day off tomorrow, but unfortunately, I

my chance by coming late today.
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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A) am requesting/am going to miss

B) requested/was missing
C) have been requesting/miss
D) had r eq uest ed/ha d be en missing
E) was going to request/missed
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