Test-2

1- Over the years I —- several articles and two books on animal-intelligence experiments and the
controversy that —- them.

was writing / was surrounded
will write / will be surrounding
have written / surrounds
wrote / has surrounded

E) am writing / is surrounded

2- The issue of global warming —- heated debate recently: Is the burning of fossil fuels and increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the air a serious threat or just a lot of hot air?

was given rise to
is giving rise to
will be given rise to
was giving rise to

E) has given rise to

3- I feel so exhausted. I ___ the garden for two hours and I ___ for single moment.

am weeding / am not resting
have been weeding / haven’t rested
was weeding / didn’t rest
have weeded / haven’t been rested

E) will weed / haven’ rested

4- Life in villages of China ___ around temples, where people ___ to ask for things.

has revolved / have gone
will revolve / have gone
revolved / were going
revolves / go

E) were revolving / went

5- When I first ___ my baby ___ with Down syndrome, I was devastated.

learned / born
have learned / is born
had learned / was born
will learn / will born

E) learned / would be born

6- How can you imagine I will forget the first time I ___ a speech in front of so many people? No one could ever notice how fast my heartbeats were.

was delivered
have delivered
would be delivered
delivered

E) will have been delivering

7- Jack ___ part in our conversation tonight since he ___ an appointment with his doctor.

wasn’t taking / was made
isn’t going to take / has made
hasn’t taken / makes
won’t take / is made

E) didn’t take/ made

8- Our Prime Minister ___ so exhausted by the time he ___ his visits to neighbouring countries.

would be / finished
was / was finishing
had been / would finish
is to be/ will finish

E) will have been / finishes

9- Bert, my co-worker, ___ past the bank every day and I have been asking him to pay my bill for me, but he keeps forgetting, so I ___ it myself.

has gone/ do
will go / am doing
goes / am going to do
went/ was doing

E) did go /did do

10- My grandpa’s health ___ until he ___ taking alcohol.

was deteriorating / gave up
had deteriorated / has given up
deteriorated / gave up
will deteriorate / is given up

E) deteriorates / is giving up

11- Over the past decade or so, neuro-physiologists —- on a particular molecule they believe could well be at least one version of Hebb’s coincidence detector.

focused
were focusing
have been focusing
had been focused

E) would be focusing

12- Finally they ___ a doctor, who ___ to her, but it was a physical and spiritual low point.

will find/ has attended
found / would attend
have found / attended
found / was attending

E) are to find / attends

13- Roberto ___ very well in the final, probably because he ___ several long and difficult matches in the earlier rounds.

hasn’t played / had had
wasn’t playing/ had
hadn’t played / would have
didn’t play / had had

E) won’t play / will have

14- The moment one of the neighbouring countries —- the border-agreement, the other day our military forces —- an unexpectedly great attack.

violates / will launch
will violate/ launch
has violated / has launched
had violated / were launched
violated / launched

15- Taking into account what he —- twice previously —- at the board meeting, the committee —- to make a remarkable increase in our salaries.

had / proposed / decided
has / proposed / have decided
is / proposing / decides
was / proposing / was decided
will / propose / will

16- It ___ the eighth medical facility the girl and her mother ___ that hazy spring afternoon in 1993.

is / have visited
has been / were visiting
had been / have visited
was / had visited
is / will visit

17- It ___ the eighth medical facility that the girl and her mother ___ this year.

had been / were visiting
is/have visited
was / had visited
has been / were visited
will be / had been visiting

18- Three hospitals and four clinics ___ already ___ to treat the girl’s raging kidney infection because she ___ broke and lacked medical insurance.

had / refused / was
have / refused / is being
was / refusing / has been
have / been refusing / was
would / refuse / would be

19- Tomorrow at 3 p.m. I have to be available at the board meeting, but I have a number of reports to be typed tomorrow. I think I —- them by then.