1. We______to the top of Holborn Hill before I______
that he was not smiling at all.
a) had got, knew c) were getting, knew
b) got, knew d) have got, have known
2. Turning from the Temple gate as soon as I______the
warning, I______my way to Fleet Street, and then______
to Covent Garden.
a) was reading, made, drove
b) have read, made, drove
c) had read, made, drove
d) read, made, drove
3. Seventy-seven detective novels and books of stories by
Agatha Christie______into every major language, and
her sales______in tens of millions.
a) are translated, are calculated
b) were translated, were calculated
c) have been translated, are calculated
d) had been translated, were calculated
4. In recent years, scientific and technological developments
______human life on our planet, as well as our views both
of ourselves as individuals in society and of the universe as a whole.
a) have drastically changed c) are drastically changing
b) drastically changed d) change drastically
5. Before we______from swimming in the river near the
camp, someone______our clothes, and we had to walk
back with our towels around us.
a) returned, stole c) were returning, stole
b) had returned, had stolen d) returned, had stolen
6. Our new neighbours______in Arizona for ten years before moving to their present house.
a) had been living c) have been living
b) lived d) were living
7. We went into the house by a side door and the first thing 1
______was that the passages______all dark, and that
she______a candle burning there.
a) noticed, were, left
b) had noticed, had been, had left
c) noticed, were, had left
d) have noticed, were, had left
8. The sun______brightly all day on the roof of my attic,
and the room was warm.
a) was shining c) has shone
b) shone d) had been shining
9. Although the period that we call "the Renaissance" ______in Italy in the fourteenth century, this idea of rebirth in learning characterized other epochs in history in different parts of the world.
a) begins c) began
b) had begun d) will begin
10. Egyptians left no written accounts as to the execution of
mummification, so the scientists______to examine
mummies and establish their own theories.
a) had c) are having
b) have d) have had
11. In spite of the fact that it______all day long, the match
______and the stands were full of spectators.
a) had been raining, was not cancelled
b) rained, was not cancelled
c) was raining, has not cancelled
d) had rained, had not been cancelled
12. Many football fans claimed that after "Real FC"______
that important game it______no chance to win the
championship.
a) lost, had c) had lost, had
b) lose, has d) will lose, will have
13. I wish he______last Friday but his flight______because of bad weather. If he______the next day I would
have brought him by car.
a) arrived, was cancelled, called
b) had arrived, was cancelled, had called
c) had arrived, had been cancelled, called
d) arrived, have cancelled, had called
14. After many long years of devoted and patient instruction,
the doctor______able to get the boy to clothe and feed
himself, recognize and utter a number of words, as well as write letters and form words.
a) was c) had been
b) has been d) were
15. At the first stages of the Industrial Revolution advertising ______a relatively straightforward means of announcement and communication and was used mainly to promote novelties and fringe products which______unknown to the public.
a) had been, were c) was, were
b) had been, had been d) was being, were