1. Although the crime scene ........... thoroughly, nothing substantial ........... .

a) is searching / will be foundb) has been searched / has been finding c) was searched / was found d) had been searched / were found e) will search / was found

2. I don't think they ..... the meeting seeing as only a few of the members ..... in the last hour.

a) could have / were contactedb) had held / could be contacted c) will hold / are contacting d) are holding / will contact e) can hold / have been contacted

3. The company ........ whether the scholarships ......... in time or not.

a) is debating / will be paidb) debated / were paying c) has been debating / was paid d) will debate / could have paide) was debating / have been paying

4. By the time the course schedule ........, we ......... basic subjects of French.

a) completes / would have learntb) will be completed / will have learnt c) was completing / had learntd) could be completed / will be learninge) is completed / will have learnt

5. No books ....... out from this library unless you ...... the borrowers' card.

a) must be taken / are havingb) might take / have hadc) can be taken / haved) are taking / will have e) should be taken / don't have

6. The results of the research ---- that, presently, several East Asian countries ---- rapidly.

A) have indicated / were developingB) indicate / are developingC) are indicated / have been developingD) were indicated / had developedE) had indicated / developed

7.Understandably, her friends ---- when Julia married someone else after being engaged to John for two years.

A) are surprisingB) were surprisedC) surprisedD) will be surprisedE) had surprised

8. The facsimile ---- when the secretary returns from lunch.

A) will be sentB) is going to sendC) should have sentD) was being sentE) has been sent

9. Because James ---- to physical work, he ---- after he had spent a week on the farm.

A) isn’t accustomed / might be exhaustedB) hadn’t accustomed / had exhaustedC) won’t be accustomed / will be exhaustedD) hasn’t accustomed / has exhaustedE) wasn’t accustomed / was exhausted

10. Animals ---- to survive in the wild, rather than kept in captivity.

A) are helpingB) have been helpingC) should be helpedD) could be helpingE) ought to have helped

11. Films of violence ---- on television until after 9.30 at night, the time when the majority of children ---- to bed.

A) cannot be shown / wentB) aren’t being shown / had goneC) didn’t use to be shown / are goingD) shouldn’t be shown / goE) needn’t be shown / have gone

12. Normal climbing boots slip in icy conditions, so climbers ---- iron plates with spikes, known as crampons, to their boots.

A) should be fixedB) have to fixC) have been fixedD) used to fixE) must be fixed

13. “Fragile, handle with care” ---- on the package, but still the contents of the parcel ---- when it arrived.

A) had written / would be brokenB) is being written / will be brokenC) was written / were brokenD) would have written / had brokenE) has been written / could break

14.An apple tree ---- fruit until it is five to eight years old.

A) did not bearB) was not bearingC) has not been borneD) does not bearE) will not be borne

15. The hill where Jane Austen set one of her romances ---- Box Hill because of the box trees which ---- there.

A) calls / are grownB) has been calling / grewC) used to call / used to growD) are calling / were growingE) is called / grow

16. Your chances of success in an examination ---- if you ---- the course work thoroughly.

A) enhance / are revisedB) were enhancing / revisedC) had enhanced / were revisingD) could be enhanced / would reviseE) are enhanced / revise

17. When he ---- an essay in on time for once, his professor ---- him a look of surprise.

A) handed / gaveB) was handed / was givingC) is handed / will be givenD) has handed / would giveE) hands / is given

18. You ---- plenty of time in case the bus ----; otherwise, you’ll risk missing your ferry.

A) must have allowed / delaysB) used to allow / delayedC) ought to be allowed / has delayedD) had better allow / is delayedE) were allowed / was delayed

19. It’s true that happiness ---- with money, but some money ---- life easier.A) mustn’t be bought / madeB) shouldn’t buy / has madeC) can’t be bought / makesD) doesn’t buy / is makingE) hasn’t been bought / is made

20. Cells ---- for the first time by the English scientist Robert Hooke, who, in 1665, ---- a book about his findings.

A) were described / publishedB) had described / would have publishedC) could be described / was publishedD) has described / had publishedE) would be described / could be published

21. Portland cement, when it ........... with water, ---- a paste that binds sand, gravel and stone into a rock-like mass called concrete.

A) will be combined / formedB) has combined / is formedC) was combined / was formedD) combines / has been formedE) is combined / forms

22. The twentieth century, now nearing its end, ---- the century when mankind ---- to realise that the Earth’s resources are limited.

A) was / was comingB) will be / had comeC) has been / has comeD) had been / came E) will have been coming / is coming

23. Up to now, the equipment ---- regularly, but from now on, we ---- it before every outing.

A) wasn’t checked / are checkingB) hasn’t checked / will be checkingC) isn’t being checked / should be checkedD)hasn’t been checked / are going to checkE) hadn’t checked / have to be checked

24. Judging from the speed of mechanization, it ---- that very few things in the world ---- by hand in the twenty-first century.

A) has been predicted / will be makingB) can be predicted / will be madeC) will be predicted / were madeD) is being predicted / have been madeE) is predicting / will have been made

25.Considering the meager resources we ---- with for the project, we ---- a wonderful job.

A) had been provided / didB) were provided / can doC) have been provided / used to doD) will be provided / have doneE) provided / will be doing

26. Solutions to the problem of unemployment ---- , but none of the measures that ---- so far has been very successful.

A) have sought / will be tiredB) will be sought / have been tryingC) had been seeking / were tryingD) are being sought / have been triedE) have been seeking / are tried

27.Africa’s population growth rate is much higher than the world average and it ---- that, by the year 2050 Africa ---- for twenty-one percent of the world’s population.

A) has estimated / accountsB) was estimating / had been accountingC) will be estimated / accountedD) will have estimated / is accountingE) is estimated / will account

28. Following stricter “drink driving” regulations, the number of accidents which ---- drunk drivers ---- significantly.

A) have been involved / is reducedB) involve / has been reducedC) were involved / was reducingD) are involved / is reducingE) involved / has been reducing

29. I managed to translate most of the letter for you, but I ----- stuck on one or two sentences.

A) am gettingB) getC) gotD) was gettingE) will get

30. The world’s first dental school, Baltimore Collage of Dental Surgery, ---- by two Americans, Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris, in 1839.

A) would have foundedB) was foundingC) was foundedD) had foundedE) would be founding

31.The works of Shakespeare ---- into every major language in the world.

A) are going to translateB) have been translatedC) had translatedD) had been translatingE) will have translated

32. He ---- about this meeting for weeks, so I don’t know why he ---- anything for it yet.

A) is known / isn’t preparingB) was known / doesn’t prepareC) knows / didn’t prepareD) has known / hasn’t preparedE) knew / hadn’t prepared

33. There were such a lot of different things to do at the resort where we ---- our holiday that none of us ---- .

A) spent / was boredB) were spending / boredC) were spent / had boredD) have spent / could be boredE) spend / are bored

34. A place ---- for you, Madam, as soon as you ---- the deposit.

A) has been reserved / will payB) reserved / had paidC) is reserving / are paidD) is reserved / were paidE) will be reserved / have paid

35. There is no way you ---- all of your project in an hour, so you ---- the most important points and talk about those.

A) should be covered / ought to chooseB) used to cover / can chooseC) must cover / will be chosenD) ought to cover / have chosenE) can cover / had better choose

36. If a person ---- in more food than required to meet the body’s needs, the excess calories ---- to fat.

A) will take / have convertedB) takes / are convertedC) is taken / convertD) has taken / were convertedE) was taken / had converted

37. Because I ….. up in a house next to a main railway line, I rarely get disturbed by noises during the night.

A) was broughtB) had broughtC) have been bringingD) used to bringE) am bringing

38. Women ---- dress design until the last half of the 19th century.

A) were dominatedB) have dominatedC) dominatedD) are dominatingE) would be dominated

39. Luckily, he realised that he had forgotten his passport in time to return to the hotel and collect it; otherwise, we ---- the hovercraft.

A) must not have caughtB) ought not to be caughtC) hadn’t been caughtD) couldn’t have caughtE) needn’t have caught

40. Everybody was very concerned when one of the representatives ---- half way through the main course.

A) will collapseB) is collapsingC) has collapsedD) collapsesE) collapsed