1.After a few rounds of talks, both sides regarded the territory dispute ___ . A. being settled B. to be settled C. had settled D. as settled
2."Not until science became prominent ___ be abolished", some people argue. A. did slavery come to B. slavery to C. had slavery come to D. that slavery came to
3.Jane was advised that she ___ singing lessons. A. take B. will take C. had taken D. took
4.All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ___ quite such a crowd of people there. A. weren t B. hasn t been C. hadn t been D. wouldn t be
5.San Francisco is usually cool in summer, but Los Angeles ___ . A. is rarely B. is scarcely C. hardly is D. rarely is
6.You should have put the milk in the ice-box. I expect it ___ undrinkable by now. A. became B. had become C. has become D. becomes
7.The teacher tells William that he ___ work hard next year. A. will have to B. would rather C. has better D. had rather
8.Whatever the causes, English at the end of the 20th century is more widely spoken and written than any other language ___ . A. ever was B. had ever been C. has ever been D. would ever be
9.The doctor is feeling the little girl s pulse. He says it ___ normal. A. feels B. is feeling C. has felt D. is felt
10.Tom ___ better than to ask Dick for help. A. shall know B. shouldn t know C. has known D. should have known
1.My train arrives in New York at eight o clock tonight. The plane I would like to take from there ___ by then. A. would leave B. will have left C. has left D. had left
2.It ___ five years since the famous singer left her hometown. A. was B. is C. has passed D. had been
3.While John ___ , his brother is playing records. A. reads B. is reading C. has read D. has been reading
4.Until then, his family ___ from him for six months. A. didn t hear B. hasn t been hearing C. hasn t heard D. hadn t heard
5.She looks like her mother, ___ ? A. doesn t she B. isn t she C. hasn t she D. won t she
6.There has been a great increase in retail sales, ___ ? A. does there B. isn t there C. hasn t there D. isn t it
7.By the time you get to New York, I ___ for London. A. would be leaving B. am leaving C. have already left D. shall have left
8.Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ___ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time. A. are to challenge B. may be challenged C. have been challenged D. are challenging
9.Many a writer of newspaper articles ___ to writing novels. A. has turned B. have turned C. have been turned D. has been turned
10.The Managing Director said that improving relations with the association would not be easy, but that they ___ to try. A. would have decided B. decide C. have decided D. had decided