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