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