Test Book by TwinSite Project Students | Page 194

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Last Saturday my father ........... that his dinner suit was too small , so now he a strict diet .

A ) has discovered / followed B ) discovers / was following C ) discovered / is following D ) was discovering / has followed E ) has been discovering / follows

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The conditions in our office .......... more and more unbearable , and so quite often recently I ............ quitting it and looking for a new job .

A ) have got / was considering B ) was getting / am considering C ) are getting / have considered D ) have been getting / consider E ) get / considered

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Helen ............ her driving test five times so far without success , but she ............ yet .

A ) takes / isn ' t giving up B ) has taken / hasn ' t given up C ) was taking / didn ' t give up D ) is taking / doesn ' t give up E ) took / wasn ' t giving up

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Most of the time , John and his friends .......... football matches at their local cafe , but this Saturday they .......... to the stadium , and so they ' re all very excited .

A ) watch / are going B ) have been watching / go C ) are watching / have gone D ) were watching / went E ) have watched / were going

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Kate ........... a vegetarian for eleven years now , and she ............. meat at all during all this time .

A ) is / isn ' t eating C ) is / doesn ' t eat E ) was / didn ' t eat

B ) has been / wasn ' t eating D ) has been / hasn ' t eaten

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Last year Richard ............. his bicycle to work every day , but he .......... the bus since the accident .

A ) rides / takes B ) has ridden / is taking C ) rode / has been taking D ) was riding / took E ) is riding / has taken

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I ............. glasses when I was younger , but now I ........... contact lenses .

A ) was wearing / have had B ) have worn / am having C ) have been wearing / had D ) wear / was having E ) wore / have

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About a month ago , I .......... a brochure about your hotel , but I ......... it yet .

A ) request / didn ' t receive B ) have requested / am not receiving C ) was requesting / wasn ' t receiving D ) requested / haven ' t received E ) have been requesting / don ' t receive

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She .......... strictly since Christmas and so far she eight kilos .

9- Because I ............ a long way from my work , I ........ lots of time going to and from work .

A ) live / waste B ) lived / have wasted C ) have been living / wasted D ) am living / have been wasting E ) was living / am wasting

10- In the USA the twenty largest newspaper chains .......... for almost half of the circulation , reflecting a trend that ............. in the 1970s .

A ) account / started B ) were accounting / start C ) has accounted / was starting D ) accounted / is starting E ) accounts / has started

11- Clean snow .......... as much as 87 percent of the sunlight that ............ on it .

A ) is reflecting / shone B ) has reflected / was shining C ) reflected / is shining D ) was reflecting / has shone E ) reflects / shines

12- More than two hundred people ................ the tower when the bomb .......... in one of the dustbins .

A ) have visited / was exploding B ) were visiting / exploded C ) visited / has exploded D ) are visiting / is exploding E ) visit / has exploded

13- Because you ............ half of the ingredients as I .......... dinner , you probably aren ' t hungry at all now .

A ) were eating / have prepared B ) have eaten / prepared C ) have been eating / prepare D ) ate / was preparing E ) eat / have been preparing

A ) was dieting / was losing B ) dieted / loses

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