TV, I the holiday we in Paris years ago.
A) am remembering/are spending B) remembered/have spent
C) have remembered/were spending D) was remembering/spend
E) remember/spent
11. I no doubt that she's the best person for the job as she with disabled children for over ten years now.
A) am having/worked B) have/has been working C) had/is working
D) was having/works E) have had/was working
12. My brother these photos with his expensive camera, but they any better than mine.
A) takes/aren't looking B) has taken/weren't looking C) was taking/haven't looked D) took/don't look
E) is taking/didn't look
13. When the only factory in the region down, its employees for work elsewhere.
A) closed/had to look B) has closed/looked C) was closing/have looked D) is closing/were looking E) closes/have been looking 14. Even though Liz a lot more
money than all of us, she a more modest life than most of us.
A) was having/led . B) is having/has led C) has/leads
D) has had/was leading E) had/is leading
15. She up and down in the office all day. Do you know what her?
A) has been walking/is troubling B) walked/troubles
C) is walking/troubled D) walks/has been troubling E) was walking/has troubled
16. It more than two months since we for a new telephone line.
A) is being/apply B) is/are applying C) was/have applied D) has been/applied E) was/were applying
17. On the whole, the weather quite nice so far this summer, unlike last year, when it unbearably hot and humid at times.
A) was being/has got B) was/was getting C) is/is getting D) is being/gets E) has been/got
18. Tim and Larry to each other since they that horrible quarrel at Lisa's party last month.
A) don't speak/are having B) aren't speaking/have had C) didn't speak/have been having D) weren't speaking/were having E) haven't spoken/had
19. The child home for school at around 8.30 this morning and nobody
from him since then.
A) is leaving/is hearing B) has left/hears C) left/has heard D) was leaving/heard E) leaves/was hearing
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this museum daily, and each person at least a few hours to see its rare artifacts.
A) were visiting/is spending B) visit/spends
C) have visited/spent D) visited/has spent
E) are visiting/was spending 21. Since ancient times, humans
sponges for a variety of purposes.
A) have been using B) are using C) were using D) use E) used
22. The last time I to Linda, she about whether to take the position in her father's company or not.
A) speak/has been thinking B) spoke/was thinking C) was speaking/has thought D) have spoken/thought E) am speaking/is thinking
23. The tension in both countries considerably after the negotiations
to an end abruptly.
A) was rising/were coming B) rises/have come C) is rising/came D) has risen/are coming E) rose/came
24. Just a few decades ago, inflation a big problem in the country, but during the past ten years, there ...
almost no change in prices.
A) is/is being B) has been/is C) was/has been D) was being/was E) is being/has been
25. At last, the police the hooligans who the seats of the stadium last week.
A) caught/have been damaging B) are catching/have damaged C) have caught/damaged D) were catching/damage E) catch/are damaging
26. Look how slim Miranda is! Apparently, she her physique to the walks she regularly every morning.
A) has owed/took B) owed/was taking C) has owed/is taking D) owed/has been taking E) owes/takes
27. I'm sure she a mistake when she us the directions, and now we seem to be in the middle of nowhere.
A) made/was giving B) was making/has given C) has made/gave
D) makes/has been giving E) is making/is giving
28. Richard about his achievements all the time, and it to get on my nerves, really.
A) is boasting/began B) boasts/is beginning C) boasted/begins
D) has been boasting/was beginning E) was boasting/has begun
29. Recent reports clearly show that the cost of living considerably since last year.
A) is falling B) has fallen C) fell D) falls E) was falling
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exactly 4 p.m. last Tuesday, the time of the crime?
A) were you doing B) have you been doing C) do you do
D) have you done E) are you doing
31. Miriam happy in her new job at first, but she to enjoy it now.
A) isn't being/has begun B) wasn't being/begins C) hasn't been/began D) isn't/was beginning E) wasn't/is beginning
32. When he consciousness after the accident, it him several minutes to realize where he was.
A) regained/took B) has regained/takes C) is regaining/has taken D) was regaining/was taking E) regains/is taking
33. My grandmother such a large house that she several of her rooms at all for years.
A) had/wasn't using B) has/hasn't used C) is having/doesn't use D) has had/wasn't using E) was having/didn't use
34. Do you know if Eren to Ankara next week by bus or by train?
A) travelled B) travels C) has travelled D) was travelling E) is travelling
35. Look, the flowers we just yesterday already! Obviously, the florist has cheated us.
A) bought/wilt
B) have bought/wilted C) were buying/have wilted D) bought/are wilting E) have bought/were wilting
36. Nowadays, farmers a lot of artificial fertilizers to enhance the fertility of the soil, but more and more people to buy produce grown organically.
A) use/have preferred B) have used/preferred C) are using/prefer D) used/were preferring E) were using/are preferring
37. We so many times recently that some pieces of our furniture to come apart because of the harsh handling of the removals men.
A) are moving/have begun B) have moved/are beginning C) moved/were beginning D) have been moving/begin E) were moving/began
38. During the trip, the tour company..
most of the basic items, so we only a few things ourselves.
A) supplied/had to buy
B) was supplying/have bought C) has supplied/could buy D) is supplying/were buying E) supplies/buy
39. The voice of the man who this documentary very familiar to me, but I can't remember his name.
A) narrated/is sounding B) narrates/sounded
C) was narrating/has sounded D) is narrating/sounds
E) has narrated/was sounding
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