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1. If she ___________ about his financial situation, she would have helped him out.
A) knew B) had been knowing C) had known D) have known

2. I'll ______________ their cat while they are away on holiday.

A) be looking into B) be looking at C) be looking after D) be looking over

3. He made his children ______ their homework every afternoon.

A) do B) to do C) studied D) to study

4. The test was ____ difficult she had problems finishing it on time.
A) such B) a C) as D) so

5. By the time she arrives, we ________________ our homework.

A) finish B) will have finished C) will finish D) were finished

6. She _________________ lunch by the time we arrived.

A) had finished B) finished C) have finished D) finishing

7. The sun ______ at 9 last night.

A) sat B) setted C) set D) was setting

8. When I stopped __________ to Mary, she was picking some flowers in her garden.
A) speaking B) speak C) to stop D) spoke

9. Despite ______________ hard, he failed the exam.

A) he studied B) he has studied C) studying D) study

10. That room _______________ for a meeting today.

A) is used B) is being used C) used D) is using

11. We ____________ tennis every day when we were young.

A) use to play B) would play C) were playing D) were used to play

12. If I __________ you, I would wait a while to begin investing.

A) was B) am C) were D) would be

13. He'll give you a call as soon as he __________.

A) will arrive B) arrives C) is arriving D) is going to arrive.

14. I really didn't want to come last night. _______.

A) So do I B) Neither do I C) Neither I did D) Neither did I

15. Do you think ___________ ?

A) does he know what he wants B) he knows what he wants C) he knows what does he want D)
what he wants he knows

16. I think San Francisco is ____ exciting ____ New York.

A) as ... as B) so ... than C) as ... than D) so ... as

17. Why are you hands so dirty? - I _______________ in the garden.

A) was working B) have worked C) worked D) have been working

18. Did you remember __________ the door?

A) lock B) to lock C) locking D) having locked

19. Which model __________ 250 k.p.h.?

A) does go B) goes C) have gone D) going
20. That is the man __________ grandfather founded Kentucky Root Beer.
A) who B) that C) which D) whose

21. I could hardly ________ the ship in the distance.

A) look out B) make out C) make up D) see out

22. Look at those clouds! It ___________!

A) 's going to rain B) 'll rain C) 's raining D) 's rained

23. _________________, we won't have much to talk about.

A) If he not comes B) Unless he comes C) If he didn't come D) If he came

24. He has ___________ in continuing the project.

A) no interesting B) no interest C) not interest D) no interested

25. Where do you think Anne was yesterday evening? - She ______________ at home.
A) must have been B) had to be C) couldn't have been D) hadn't to be

26. Jack told her that he ____________ come the next day.
A) is going to B) will come C) wants D) was going to

27. He drove the car ____________ the garage and left for work.
A) into B) out C) out of D) outside

28. Jack _____________ a fortune when his great uncle Jack passed on.
A) made into B) went into C) came into D) bought

29. Unfortunately, Mary has _______ friends in Tacoma.

A) a few B) few C) some D) many

30. Where was Jack yesterday? - I don't know. He ________________ seeing the doctor.
A) might has been B) might have been C) couldn't have been D) mustn't have been

31. "I will finish that project soon." - Ken said he ___________ that project soon.
A) would finish B) will finish C) had finished D) will be finished

32. In my opinion, Sophia Loren is _______________ beautiful woman.

A) very B) a very C) an extremely D) extremely

33. In his position _____ managing director, he is responsible for more than 300 employees.
A) like B) as C) of D) about

34. She wished she ___________ the new car.

A) bought B)to buy C) has bought D) had bought

35. Fiestas ______________ in Cologne, Germany for many years now.

A) have been making B) have made C) have been made D) are made

36. I really think you ____________ see a doctor.

A) would better B) better C) had better D) could better

37. You'll be leaving for Tokyo soon, ___________?

A) aren't you B) won't you C) don't you D) shall you

38. ___________ the last market session, the Down Jones dropped 67 points.
A) While B) While having C) During D) Throughout