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