Question 21 : The spokesperson_____her speech yet when an angry audience member_____shouting at her. A. won’t finish - begins B. didn’t finish - was beginning C. hadn’t finished - began D. doesn’t finish - is beginning Question 22 : This is the forty-second composition paper I_____so far, and there _____seventy-five more. A. will have checked - are going to be B. had checked - were C. have checked – are D. checked - will be Question 23 : The carelessness of parents often_____children to be subject to many household accidents. A. causes B. have caused C. had caused D. is caused Question 24 : By the end of the term, I_____all eight volumes. A. will be reading B. read C. have read D. will have read Question 25 : She says she won’t phone us until she_____the information. A. has B. is having C. will have D. had Question 26 : When we_____out, the chest cavity_____smaller. A. breathe - became B. breathe - becomes C. will breathe - will become D. will breathe - becomes Question 27 : Our local grocers said he_____the groceries as soon as he_____my order. A. had sent - had received B. will have sent - has received C. has sent – receives D. sent - had received Question 28 : He_____the mayor of the town for seven years until his death last year. A. would have been B. has been C. had been D. will have been Question 29 : My father asked me if I_____an increase in salary the following month. A. am getting B. was getting C. am going to get D. will get Question 30 : As we_____tired of waiting, we_____to go without them. A. are - are deciding B. were - have decided C. are - decided D. were - decided Question 31 : That cat_____you if you pull its tail. A. scratches B. has scratched C. will scratch D. is going to scratch Question 32 : I see you have a saw in your hands. you_____the dry tree branches? A. Will - cut off B. Are - going to cut off C. Do - cut off D. Will - be cutting off Question 33 : I_____coal into the stove. That’s why my hands are all dirty. A. had put B. was putting C. had been putting D. have been putting Question 34 : The committee_____a report when it_____all the available information. A. will submit - has collected B. submits - collected C. will submit - will collect D. will submit - collected Question 35 : The patient_____after he_____ill for a long time. A. died - has been B. dies - had been C. died - had been D. will die - will be Question 36 : By the time the security guards _____ what_____, the gang _____already_____inside the bank. A. realized - was happening - had - been B. will have realized - will be happening - were C. had realized - happened - are D. have realized - happened - were Question 37 : Although he_____to listen to the teacher, he_____of the football match all the time. A. has pretended - thought B. pretended - was thinking C. pretended - has thought D. pretends - was thinking Question 38 : He_____so much money that he_____what to do with it. A. earned - hadn’t known B. earns - didn’t know C. earns - doesn’t know D. has earned - didn’t know Question 39 : “You’ve just missed the last bus.” - “Never mind, I_____.” A. will walk B. will be walking C. walk D. am walking Question 40 : Ben and Claire_____to pay us a visit as soon as they_____in their new apartment. A. promise - settled B. have been promising - were settling C. promised - are settling D. have promised - have settled Question 41 : Ford_____his friends, some of whom earn more money than he does. A. won’t envy B. didn’t envy C. doesn’t envy D. hasn’t envied Question 42 : They_____it unless they_____there is no other way. A. aren’t doing - will be thinking B. don’t do - will think C. haven’t dome - thought D. won’t do - think Question 43 : In spite of the fact that he_____his cousin, he_____drinking A. warned - doesn’t stop B. warned - didn’t stop C. warned - hadn’t stopped D. has warned - didn’t stop Question 44 : She_____French since she_____to Illinois. A. had studied - came B. has studied - has come C. has been studying - came D. studied - came Question 45 : Henry was packing the suitcases while his wife_____the room. A. was tidying B. tidies C. has been tidying D. had tidied Question 46 : Christine_____as a nurse for seven years, then she became a teacher. A. has worked B. has been working C. was working D. worked Question 47 : Although she lives in Tokyo, she_____the Royal Palace. A. didn’t visit B. has never visited C. is not visiting D. hadn’t visited Question 48 : Before we knew what was happening, the roof_____. A. has fallen in B. will fall in C. had fallen in D. had been falling in Question 49 : They_____how deeply the rows between his parents_____the child. A. didn’t realize - had affected B. didn’t realize - have affected C. don’t realize - affected D. will never realize - had affected Question 50 : These statistics_____that life expectancy_____quite significantly longer in cold climates than that in warm ones. A. show - was B. show - is C. showed - is D. showed - will be