- 1. Ms. Haugen ----- at the Ajax Company.
A) has been emplooying
B) is employed
C) employing
D) employs
E) employed
- 2. Can we do something about the situation? Something ----- right now
A) is being done
B) is done
C) has to be done
D) has doing
E) is doing
- 3. The university ----- by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A) has supported
B) supports
C) had supported
D) is supported
E) is supporting
- 4. My car made strange noises, sputtered to a stop, and then would not start again. Fortunately, the mechanic at my garage ----- the source of the problem.
A) discovered
B) discovering
C) has been discovered
D) was discovered
E) was discover
- 5. "Ms. Jones, please type those letters before noon." "They´ve already ----- , sir. They are on your desk"
A) was typing
B) been being typed
C) typed
D) being typed
E) been typed
- 6. The committee has not made a decision yet, they are still ----- the proposal.
A) been considered
B) considering
C) being considered
D) considers
E) considered
- 7. In some rural areas of the United States, health care ----- by only asmall number of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. It´s often more than they can handle.
A) provides
B) provided
C) been provided
D) is being provided
E) is providing
- 8. I am interested in scuba diving because undersea life is -----.
A) been fascinated
B) fascinated
C) fascinating
D) being fascinated
E) being fascinated
- 9. What is this? How did that window -----?
A) got broken
B) is broken
C) breaked
D) breaks
E) get broken
- 10. Renoir is one of the most popular French impressionist painters. His paintings ----- masterpieces all over the world.
A) has considered
B) are considering
C) had considered
D) have considered
E) are considered
- 11. As the fairy tale goes, the prince ----- into a frog by an evil magician and only a kiss from a beautiful princess could drestore him to his human form.
A) was turning
B) turned
C) had been turning
D) turns
E) was turned
- 12. When I woke up and looked outside, the landscape had changed. The ground had been lightly ----- with a dusting of snow during the night.
A) covers
B) has covered
C) covered
D) covering
E) cover
- 13. We can´t even walk in this storm. Let´s wait in the hallway where we will be ----- the strong winds until things quiet down.
A) protected from
B) protecting from
C) protecting by
D) protected by
E) protected about
- 14. "----- about the eight o´clock flight to Chicago?" "Not yet."
A) Did it make
B) Has an announcemente been made
C) Has being an announcement made
D) Has been made an announcement
E) Had an announcement made
- 15. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ----- everything in its path.
A) was being destroyed
B) destroyed
C) had being destroyed
D) had been destroyed
E) was destroyed
- 16. Be sure to wash these vegetables thoroughly. A lot of pesticide residue ..... on unwashed produce.
A) can finds
B) can find
C) can found
D) can be finding
E) can be found
- 17. The building of the bridge had been delayed for three yearse because of the political problems on both sides of the river. Finally, it ..... because the public demanded action, and now many hours of driving have been saved for daily commuters.
A) had constructing
B) gets constructed
C) had been constructed
D) has constructed
E) was constructed
- 18. On Friday afternoon, before a three-day holiday weekend, the highways ----- people on their way out of the city.
A) are being crowd
B) are crowding by
C) are crowded with
D) are crowded on
E) crowd by
- 19. Fortunately, the hospital´s new air-conditioning system ----- when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
A) had been installed
B) was installing
C) installed
D) had installed
E) had been installing
- 20. It´s hard to believe that my application for a scholarship ..... I was sure I´d get it. I don´t know if I´ll go to school next year.
A) has denied
B) denied
C) were denied
D) was denied
E) was denying
- 21. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should ----- immediately
A) have called
B) has been called
C) been called
D) have been called
E) called
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