The last time we visited our old teacher was ten months ago.. This is the first time I've stayed in such an expensive hotel.. The Prime Minister believes that his party have a victory..
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1 I promise I'll phone you _
A until I'll come back home B as soon as I'll return home
C as soon as I'm home D when I got back home
2 This is the strangest case that the detective
A has never investigated B had ever investigated
C has ever investigated D ever investigates
3 Does anyone know how much money _ so far?
A has been spent B have been spent C are being spent D is being spent
4 She woke her husband up at midnight and said she _ that someone to get into the house
A thinks / tried B was thinking / tried
C thought / was trying D was thinking / was trying
5 I haven't spoken to him before
A I have spoken to him many times before
B It's the first time I have spoken to him
C The first time I spoke to him was a long time ago
D It's the first time I spoke to him
6 She has played the piano _ she was in elementary school
A during B for C when D since
7 , leaves from certain trees such as the maple and sassafras turn bright colors
A While the fall B When comes fall C The fall comes D During the fall
8 By this time next year, I my house
A have sold B sold C will sell D will have sold
9 While I was waiting at the airport, I suddenly realized that I _ my passport and ticket
at home
A left B had left C have left D leave
10 By the time you reach the airport, your plane
A is taking off B will have taken off C will be taken off D will take off
11 By the end of the month, Betsy _ for this firm for a year
A has worked B has been working
C will have been working D will be working
12 My arms are aching now because I _
A have been swimming since seven o'clock B have been swimming for seven o'clock
C had been swimming since seven o'clock D am swimming for seven hours
13 _ the authorities have improved the living conditions of the poor
A Later B Late C Lately D Latest
14 I'm afraid I have no time to help just now I a report But I promise I _ you some help later
A am writing / will be giving B have written / give
C write / will give D am writing / shall give
15 By the time you come back here next year, this new plaza building _
A will have been completed B has completed
C has been completed D will be completed
16 When I saw him later, he over ten kilos
A has gained B is gaining C gained D had gained
17 We were late When we arrived at the stadium, the match
A had already begun B would begin C has already begun D began
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A Are you driving home B Did you drove home
C Have you been driving home D Were you driving home
19 Because early man _ no written records, archeologists search for bones, tools, and other remains
A has kept B kept C keep D keeps
20 We any difficult problems so far
A didn't have B aren't having C don't have D haven't had
21 _, it went off unexpectedly
A To clean his gun B While he was cleaning the gun
C Cleaning his gun D While cleaning the gun
22 Normally Sarah receives several letters a week, but she _ any this week
A isn't getting B didn't get C hasn't got D hadn't got
23 I have never read such a romantic story
A This is the most romantic story that I've ever read
B The story is so romantic that I have read it many times
C I have never read many romantic stories like this before
D This is the first time I'd read such a romantic story
24 It's many years _
A when she has been abroad B since she last went abroad
C since she was gone abroad D when she went abroad
25 The last time we visited our old teacher was ten months ago
A We haven't visited our old teacher for ten months
B It was ten months since we last visited our old teacher
C We last visited our old teacher was ten months ago
D We didn't visit our old teacher ten months ago
26 Dr Rossi hired the new secretary, the office has become more organized
A When B By the time C Since D While
27 It all very quickly I couldn't even see the attacker's face
A happens B was happened C happened D has happened
28 At this tome tomorrow, I over the Atlantic
A have flown B will be flying C will flying D am flying
29 I think I _ my door key I can't find it anywhere
A lost B was losing C am losing D have lost
30 By the time Howard's daughter graduates, retired
A he'll being B he C he'll have D he has
31 When I looked around the door, the baby _
A were sleeping B has been sleeping C slept D was sleeping
32 This is the first time I _ by plane
A am travelling B can travel C travel D have traveled
33 They _ a new car They up to buy one
A want / are saving B are wanting / are saving
C are wanting / save D want / save
34 I have never stayed in such an expensive hotel before
A I had stayed in such an expensive hotel for many years
B I stayed in such an expensive hotel many years ago
C This is the first time I stayed in such an expensive hotel
D This is the first time I've stayed in such an expensive hotel
35 Don't try to ring the bell It
A isn't worked B works C doesn't work D is working
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A Julia has been trying B Julia had tried
C As Julia had tried D Because Julia had been trying
37 My parents travelled to South America in 2003 Before that, they _ abroad
A had never been B were never C have never been D would never be
38 While I was waiting at the bus-stop, I noticed a new shop which in the street the day before
A wasn't B wouldn't be C hadn't been D haven't been
39 He _ for that company for five months when it went bankrupt
A had worked B had been working C was working D has been worked
40 She realized that she _ just missed a golden opportunity
A has B was C had D would
41 Nancy hasn't come here since 1988
A Nancy started to come here in 1988
B The last time Nancy came here was 1988
C It is 1988 since Nancy has last come here
D Nancy didn't come here in 1988
42 Let's get the house cleaned up before he
A is arriving B arrives C will arrive D arrived
43 I didn't watch that play on TV last night I my homework then
A were doing B am doing C had been doing D was doing
44 You _ more about life when you _
A will understand / grow up B understand / will grow up
C understand / grow up D would understand / grow up
45 When I telephoned May at the office, she _ out
A had gone B was going C has gone D is going
46 My father hasn't smoked for two years
A It's two years since my father started smoking
B My father gave up smoking two years ago
C The first time my father smoked was two years ago
D My father started smoking two years ago
47 I can't go on picnic with you next Saturday I _ my grandparents with my sister
A visit B visited C am going to visit D have visited
48 The lights turned to red, so he _ the car
A stops B was stopping C had stopped D stopped
49 The Prime Minister expects a victory for his party
A The Prime Minister believes that his party have a victory
B The Prime Minister believes that his party will have a victory
C The Prime Minister believes that his party would have a victory
D The Prime Minister believed that his party will have a victory
50 David had left the party before we arrived there
A After David left we had arrived there
B When we arrived there, David had left the party
C When we had arrived there, David had left the party
D By the time we arrived there, David left the party
51 The sun in the east, remember It's behind us, so we west
A rises / are traveling B is rising / are traveling
C is rising / travel D rises / travel
52 Mathematics my most difficult subject so far this year
A has been B were C have been D was
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A had seen B have just seen C saw already D already seen
54 I usually ran to school when I was a child
A I got used to running to school when I was small
B I did not usually cycle to school when small
C I used to run to school when I was a child
D I was used to running about when I was little
55 This soup delicious Why don't you try some?
A tasted B has tasted C is tasting D tastes
56 I her for a long time; I wonder what she _ like now
A hadn't seen / is looking B haven't seen / is looking
C haven't seen / looks D don't see / looks
57 How long is it since he first _ for the national team?
A has played B plays C played D was playing
58 If only I _ lost my temper in the meeting
A wouldn't B wouldn't have C hadn't D didn't
59 As he _ for a bus, he _with a lamppost
A was running was colliding B was running / collided
C ran / was collided D ran / was colliding
60 He hasn't been to London for ten years
A He has been in London for ten years
B It is ten years since he has gone to London
C He last went to London ten years ago
D The last time he was in London ten years ago
61 It's time she promotion, in my view
A will get B gets C had got D got
62 This is the first time she has seen this film
A She haven't seen this film before B She didn't see this film before
C She hasn't seen this film before D She hadn't seen this film before
63 How many cups of coffee have you this morning?
A drinking B been drunk C drank D been drinking
64 This time next week John for me at the airport
A waits B has waited C will wait D will be waiting
65 "Have you been married for a long time?" - "Next summer, I _ for ten years."
A have been marrying B have been married
C will have been marrying D will have been married
66 I _ very nervous about my first job because I _ with computers before
A was / have never worked B had been / never worked
C am / had never heard D was / had never worked
67 My sister has been a newsreader on TV she finished university
A when B until C before D since
68 The living conditions of the population _ in the past years
A have been improved B improved
C were improved D has improved
69 By the time Kate arrived at the party, most of the guests _
A were leaving B will have left C have left D had left
70 She used to smoke twenty cigarettes a day Now she _ smokes at all
A not B doesn't C always D hardly
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A Susan moved to France last year, and then she sold her house
B Susan has sold her house since she moved to France last year
C Susan moved to France last year after she had sold her house
D When Susan was selling her house, she moved to France
72 The last time Halley's Comet was seen from Earth
A that was in 1991 B was in 1991 C were 1991 D in 1991
73 Since he _ work, he a mountain bike, a CD player and a computer
A started / bought B has started / bought
C started / has bought D started / had bought
74 You'll be able to get a job as soon as you university
A had finished B finished C are finishing D finish
75 When the directors _ a profit, they’ll be satisfied
A saw B will see C see D are seeing
76 The first time I noticed something wrong was I got home
A until B for C when D since
77 It's twenty years since I in Germany and my German is pretty rusty now
A was working B was work C worked D have worked
78 " at this restaurant before?" - "Yes, I here often when I was a student."
A Did you eat / was coming B Have you eaten / have come
C Have you eaten / came D Were you eating / came
79 Surfing, an extreme sport that originated in Hawaii, more popular recently
A has become B is becoming C had become D becomes
80 Just as the business was about to go under, he the bid for the shopping mall construction
A was winning B had won C will win D won