1. the top of holborn hill before that he was not smiling at all. a) had got, knew c) were getting, knew b) got, knew d) have got, have known 2. turning from the temple gate as soon as warning, way to fleet street, and to covent garden. a) was reading, made, drove b) have read, made, drove c) had read, made, drove d) read, made, drove 3. seventy-seven detective novels and books of stories by agatha every major language, and her tens of millions. a) are translated, are calculated b) were translated, were calculated c) have been translated, are calculated d) had been translated, were calculated 4. in recent years, scientific and technological developments life on our planet, as well as our views both of ourselves as individuals in society and of the universe as a whole. a) have drastically changed c) are drastically changing b) drastically changed d) change drastically 5. before swimming in the river near the camp, clothes, and we had to walk back with our towels around us. a) returned, stole c) were returning, stole b) had returned, had stolen d) returned, had stolen 6. our new arizona for ten years before moving to their present house. a) had been living c) have been living b) lived d) were living 7. we went into the house by a side door and the first thing 1 that the dark, and that candle burning there. a) noticed, were, left b) had noticed, had been, had left c) noticed, were, had left d) have noticed, were, had left 8. the all day on the roof of my attic, and the room was warm. a) was shining c) has shone b) shone d) had been shining 9. although the period that we call "the renaissance" italy in the fourteenth century, this idea of rebirth in learning characterized other epochs in history in different parts of the world. a) begins c) began b) had begun d) will begin 10. egyptians left no written accounts as to the execution of mummification, so the examine mummies and establish their own theories. a) had c) are having b) have d) have had 11. in spite of the fact that day long, the match the stands were full of spectators. a) had been raining, was not cancelled b) rained, was not cancelled c) was raining, has not cancelled d) had rained, had not been cancelled 12. many football fans claimed that after "real fc" that important game chance to win the championship. a) lost, had c) had lost, had b) lose, has d) will lose, will have 13. i wish friday but his of bad weather. if next day i would have brought him by car. a) arrived, was cancelled, called b) had arrived, was cancelled, had called c) had arrived, had been cancelled, called d) arrived, have cancelled, had called 14. after many long years of devoted and patient instruction, the to get the boy to clothe and feed himself, recognize and utter a number of words, as well as write letters and form words. a) was c) had been b) has been d) were 15. at the first stages of the industrial revolution advertising relatively straightforward means of announcement and communication and was used mainly to promote novelties and fringe products to the public. a) had been, were c) was, were b) had been, had been d) was being, were
2 c
3 c
4 a
5 d
6 a
7 c
8 d
9 c
10 d
11 a
12 c
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14 a
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