- 1. Ms. Haugen ----- at the Ajax Company.
A) is employed
B) employed
C) employing
D) has been emplooying
E) employs
- 2. Can we do something about the situation? Something ----- right now
A) is done
B) is doing
C) is being done
D) has to be done
E) has doing
- 3. The university ----- by private funds as well as by tuition income and grants.
A) is supporting
B) had supported
C) supports
D) is supported
E) has supported
- 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) was discovered
B) discovering
C) has been discovered
D) 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 typed
C) being typed
D) typed
E) been being typed
- 6. The committee has not made a decision yet, they are still ----- the proposal.
A) considers
B) considered
C) being considered
D) been considered
E) considering
- 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) is being provided
B) been provided
C) is providing
D) provided
E) provides
- 8. I am interested in scuba diving because undersea life is -----.
A) been fascinated
B) being fascinated
C) fascinating
D) being fascinated
E) fascinated
- 9. What is this? How did that window -----?
A) is broken
B) get broken
C) breaks
D) got broken
E) breaked
- 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) are considered
D) have considered
E) had 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) had been turning
C) was turned
D) turns
E) 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) covering
B) covered
C) covers
D) has covered
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 by
C) protected about
D) protecting from
E) protected by
- 14. "----- about the eight o´clock flight to Chicago?" "Not yet."
A) Had an announcement made
B) Has an announcemente been made
C) Has being an announcement made
D) Has been made an announcement
E) Did it make
- 15. Last night a tornado swept through Rockville. It ----- everything in its path.
A) had been destroyed
B) destroyed
C) had being destroyed
D) was being destroyed
E) was destroyed
- 16. Be sure to wash these vegetables thoroughly. A lot of pesticide residue ..... on unwashed produce.
A) can be finding
B) can be found
C) can found
D) can find
E) can finds
- 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) has constructed
B) gets constructed
C) had constructing
D) had been 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 crowding by
B) are crowded with
C) are crowded on
D) are being crowd
E) crowd by
- 19. Fortunately, the hospital´s new air-conditioning system ----- when the first heat wave of the summer arrived.
A) had been installing
B) was installing
C) installed
D) had installed
E) had been installed
- 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) denied
B) was denied
C) was denying
D) has denied
E) were denied
- 21. The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should ----- immediately
A) have called
B) called
C) have been called
D) been called
E) has been called
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