Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
1. I still can't believe it! My wallet ______last night.
A. was stolen B. was stealing. C. stolen D. stole
2. The current computer problem is__________ by some experts in the country.
A. studying B. being studying C. being studied D. been studied
3. Something funny__________ in class yesterday.
A. happened B. was happened C. happens D. is happened
4. The child's arm was swollen because he _________by a bee.
A. stung B. had stung C. had been stung D. had being stung
5. Today, many serious childhood diseases ___________by early immunization.
A. are preventing B. can prevent C. prevent D. can be prevented
6. I________ with you on that subject.
A. am agree B. am agreed C. agreeing D. agree
7. Many U. S. automobiles __________in Detroit, Michigan.
A. manufacture B. have manufactured
C. are manufactured D. are manufacturing
8. Let's go ahead and do it now. Nothing_________by waiting.
A. accomplishes B. accomplished
C. has accomplished D. will be accomplished
9. "When _______?" "In 1928."
A. penicillin was discovered B. did penicillin discovered
C. was penicillin discovered D. did penicillin discover
10. In recent years, the government has imposed pollution controls on automobile
manufacturers. Both domestic and imported automobiles must_________ antipollution devices.
A. equip with B. be euipped with C. equip by D. be equipped by
11. A shortage of water is a problem in many parts of the world. In some areas, water_________from the ground faster than nature can replenish the supply.
A. is being taken B. has been taking C. is taking D. has taken
12. Vitamin C__________ by the human body. It gets into the blood stream quickly.
A. absorbs easily B. is easily absorbing C. is easily absorbed D. absorbed easily
13. "When can I have my car back?" "I think it'll _____________late this afternoon."
A. finish B . be finished C. have finished D. be finish
14. I didn't think my interview went well, but I guess it must have. Despite all my anxiety, I_____for the job I wanted. I'm really going to work hard to justify their confidence.
A. was hiring B. hired C. got hiring D. got hired
15. My country___________the pursuit of world peace,
A. is dedicating to B. is dedicated to C. is dedicating by D. is dedicated by
16. About 15,000 years ago, northern Wisconsin___________under ice a mile deep.
A. buried B. was burying C. was buried D. had buried
17. Ed was new on the job, but he quickly fit himself into the___________routine of the office.
A. established B. establishing C. establishes D. establish
18. The Mayan Indians ______In an accurate and sophisticated calendar more than seven centuries ago.
A. were developed B. developed
C. are developed D. have been developed
19. George is______________Lisa.
A. marry with B. marry to C. married with D . married to
20. The rescuers_____________for their bravery and fortitude in locating the lost mountain climbers.
A. were praised B. praised C . were praising D. praising
21. It’s hard to believe that this film ____ completely by computer.
A. has been generated B. has generated
C. was been generating D. was to generate
22. I wish my father had bought me a new mobile phone instead of having it ____ like that.
A. to repair B. repaired C. repairing D. being repaired
23. Smith _______ an actor years ago.
A. is said to be B. was said being
C. was said have been D. is said to have been
24.In the US the first stage of compulsory education _______ as elementary education.
A. to be generally known B. is generally known
C. generally known D. is generally knowing
25.Although he tried his best, he could not make his voice _______.
A. to be heard B. to hear C. hearing D. heard
26.The preparations _______ by the time the guests _______.
A. had been finished / arrived B. have finished / arrived
C. had finished / were arriving D. have been finished / were arrived
27. As students _______ to study remotely from home, away from on-campus welfare and
support, taking their studies and exams online, they are increasingly becoming prey to essay mills.
A. have forced B. were being forced C. have been forced D. had been forced 28. Something _______ immediately to prevent teenagers from _______ in factories and mines.
A. should be done / being exploited B. we should do / exploiting
C. should do I be exploited D. should have done / exploited
29. Thousands of lives lost to air pollution, inactivity and unhealthy diets ________ each year if the UK takes the action needed to tackle climate change.
A. couldn’t be saved B. could save C. could be saving D. could be saved
30. No longer _______ in our office since it _______.
A. have typewriters been used / computerized
B. typewriters have been used / was computerized
C. have typewriters been used / was computerized
D. typewriters have been used / computerized
31. While there’s disagreement over its origins, the caste system _______ in a legal treatise called Manusmriti, dating from about 1,000 B.C.
A. had been formalized B. was formalized
C. has been formalized D. is formalized
32.The little girl started crying. She ____ her doll and no one was able to find it for her.
A. has lost B. had lost C. was losing D. was lost
33.The pilot project is believed _______ emissions, noise pollution and damage to road
surfaces.
A. to be reduced B. to reducing C. to reduce D. to have been reduced
34. The first movie – length cartoon ______________, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs;”set the standard for later full-length features such as “The Lion King” and “Pocahontas”.
A. that released ever B. which ever released C. ever released D. released whatever
35. Surely the virtual elimination in our society of most fatal diseases, rising life-expectancy and falling mortality ______ us up?
A. should be cheered B. should be cheering
C. should is cheering D. should have been cheered
36. Today more than twice as many tabloids _____ than the so-called “quality press” titles such as The Times or The Guardian.
A. have been sold B. are sold C. had been sold D. will be sold
37. It ________ that cyberspace institutions or online universities will replace traditional educational establishments.
A. anticipates B. has anticipated C. is anticipated D. will be anticipating
38. Virtual classrooms ______ towards promoting the acquisition of knowledge as a lifelong endeavour, which occurs through global collaboration.
A. will be geared B. will gear C. is geared D. gear
39. Such terrible acts of child abuse ________ thanks to the continuing protests of the online community.
A. were ignored B. won’t ignore C. were not ignored D. are ignored
40. I will never forget _______ to the Royal Garden Party, where superb cuisines were served amid luxurious surroundings.
A. inviting B. to invite C. to be invited D. being invited
41. His responsibilities ________ welcoming visiting dignitaries from foreign countries.
A. included B. were included C. will be including D. had been included 42. Though most fairy tales have happy endings, the stories usually deal with frightening situations - children ______ in the forest, terrifying giants, cruel stepmothers.
A. are abandoned B. abandoned C. will abandon D. had abandoned
43. __________ long thought to have no bones, small amounts of bone were recently found at the bases of the teeth in some species.
A. Although sharks were B. Despite sharks being
C. In spite of sharks are D. Nevertheless, sharks
45. Humans are pumping water out of the ground faster than it ________.
A. can’t be replenished B. can be replenished
C. can replenish D. can have been replenished
46. When archaeologists discovered the ruins of the Olympic Stadium, interest in the Games__________.
A. was renewed B. were renewed C. they were renewed D. renewed
47. Most people are unable to discern a difference between the usual city drinking water and the treated wastewater, although it is actually _______ for industrial purposes.
A. intending B. being intend C. have intended D. intended
48. Visitors must sign in and show identification before ________ into the building.
A. allowing B. being allowed C. having allowed D. to be allowed
49. The party _______ when she left.
A. had no sooner started B. had hardly been started
C. had hardly started D. had no sooner been started
50. It ______ that children are frequently better at recalling televised stories they have
watched compared to those they have simply heard.
A. has been noted B. been noted C. is noting D. notes
