Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences.

1. Epilepsy ---- to be caused by poor air, which ---- to be carried by the veins to the brain.
is believed / thought
believes / is thought
was believed / was thought
is believing / is thinking
will be believed / has thought

2. The Wii, which is a video game console ---- by Nintendo ---- on November 19, 2006.
made / was released
is made / was released
was made / will release
makes / released
made / released

3. He ---- his first collection of poems in the early eighties and since that time he ---- by critics and public.
publishes / praised
published / has been praised
publishes / has praised
was published / was praised
will publish / will be praised

4. We can very confidently predict that if more of the forests ----, there ---- erosion
are cut / will be
cut / is
will cut / was
have been cut / used to be
was cut / will be

5. The poor bird ---- and all its efforts to escape from the trap ---- in vain.
has been captured / had been
captures / were
had been captured / was
will capture / are
had been captured / were

6. To have a clear image, stars ---- with a telescope.
must be observe
had better observe
should be observed
had to observe
could have been observed

7. It ---- that his music ---- thousands of people in the next years.
was thought / will influence
thinks / is influencing
is thought / will influence
will be thought / influences
thought / influenced

8. Archaeologists ---- today that the pyramid of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh ---- after being buried for generations.
announced / had rediscovered
announces / is rediscovered
are announced / was rediscovered
will announce / rediscovers
have announced / has been rediscovered

9. A Malawi woman who ---- with HIV five years ago ---- a baby now.
is facing / expects
is faced / was expected
was faced / is expecting
faces / expected
faced / will be expected

10. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl ---- an international bestseller that ---- into more than 50 languages.
is / has been translated
had been / is translated
is / has translated
will be / translated
was / will translate

1; he has attempted to murder his wife . he denies it .

2; I had told her the address yesterday . remember that .

3; she had been to disco the night before and she overslept in the morning.

4; george had drunk two pints of beer . after being stopped by the police , he admitted that .

5 . the boy asked his mother permission and then went out to play .

6. he raised 20,000 for charity . he was praised for that .

7 you made such a good speech I wanted to congratulate you

1.     My father is thinking of taking early (retire) _________________next year.

2.     The government has promised to deal with the problem of (employ) _______________ among young people.

3.       Did you know that George Washington had _________________(WOOD) teeth?

4.       The old astronomer patiently made his _________________(OBSERVE) and wrote down what he saw.

5.       ________________(RESEARCH) have announced that a major breakthrough has been made.

6.       I’m planning to train as a __________________ (PSYCHOLOGY) when I grow up.

7.       That red _______________(BUILD) over there is the Science Department.

8.       The scientist said she had an announcement of international _________________(IMPORTANT).

9.       Science Weekly has a special _________________(INTRODUCE) offer – the first issue is free!

10.    If there are aliens out there, do you think they are much more _________________ (TECHNOLOGY) advanced than we are.

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1. When I got home I found that water ..... down the kitchen walls.(Run)

2. After he ...... his English course, he went to England to continue his study. (finish)

3. How  .......since we ....... college

A. are you - left

B.were you - left

C. have you been - have left

D. have you been - left

4. I .... much of you lately. We ....... three months ago.

A. haven't seen-last meet B. didn't see-met C. haven't seen - have meet D. didn't see - have met

5. The Chinese ...... spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo ..... back to Italy

A. Made-brought B. Have made-brought C. made -  havd brought D. had been making-brought

6. When I arrived at the meeting the first speaker ..... speaking and the audience  ........

A. just finished-were clapping 

B. had just finished-had clapped

C. had just finished-were clapping

D. just finished-had clapped

7. He ..... his job last month and then he.........out of work

A. lost-was B. was lost-had been 

C. has lost-was D. lost-have been

8. In the last hundred years, travelling ...... much easier and more comfortable ( become )

9. In the 19^th century,  iit ...... two or three months to across North America by covered wagon.

( take)

10. In the past, the trip ...... very rough and often dangerous , but things ..... A great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.

A. was-have changed

B. is-change

C. had been-will change 

D. has been -changed

1 my father has gone to can tho .......... business a for b on c by d because 2 tom has had flu for the last three says . he .............. now a has been the doctor b is seeing the doctor c sees the doctor d was seeing the doctor 3 .............. breakfast ? a did you have just b are you just having c have you just had d do you just have 4 i can not hear what you are saying . can you ............... the radio ? a turn down b turn on c turn up d turn off 5 according to the weather ................ , it will be raining tonight a prediction b information c announcemnet d forecast 6 she applied for the job as a personal manager ................. she liked meeting people a in spite of b because c although d because of 7 ................. they thoughtthe exam had been easy , they all failed a although b even though b though d all are correct 8 people are happy to welcome the new year . they make a lot of ................ a readiness b working c preparation d housework 9 it was ...................... wonderful music that i went straight out and bought the record a so b very c too d such 10 he wrote them three letters ...................... he did not get a reply a so b and c but d that

20, Fill each gap in the passage with one word.

One (1) ................ John's father bought a computer for him. He thought it was a good replacement for John's typewriter, (2) ................. had broken down. John could use the computer to write essays. His father did (3) .............. expect that Jonh would (4) ............all his rime playing computer games on it, which was (5) .............. he did.

John neglected his studies and he actually (6).............his examinations. When that happened, John realized that he had made a terrible (7) ................. He began to use the computer mainly (8) ................typing his essays. He only played computer (9)...........in his time. As a (10) ............of this, he passed his final examinations