Test 11

1.    Because they are relatively durable and portable, books
      for centuries to preserve and distribute informa­
tion.

A are used B are being used C are been using D have been used

2.    They___ married for seven years when their first son

A have been, was born B had been, was born C had been, had been born D were, had been born

3.    Unless special actions____ , the case____ .

A won't be taken, will be lost B will be taken, is lost C are taken, will be lost D aren't taken, is lost

4.    The first English colony in North America_____ by the

Pilgrims, who ___ from the English city of Plymouth

in the Mayflower and ____ in Massachusetts Bay in

1620.

A was founded, had sailed, had landed B was found, sailed, landed C had been found, sailed, landed D was founded, sailed, landed

5.   He____ to make enemies as his business______ and he

___ more powerful.

A began, was developing, was growing B had begun, is developing, is growing C has begun, had developed, had grown D was beginning, developed, grew

6.   Dictionary-making, since computers_____ the routine

out of it, __ fun.

A have taken, has been becoming

B had taken, has become

C took, has become

D are taking, had become

7.    We___ to give refunds on articles of clothing that___ .

A can't, have been worn B are unable, are wearing C can't, are being worn D are unable, have been worn

8.    I felt I___ , but there was nobody in the sight.

A had watched B was watched C was being watched D had been watching

9.    Look at him! He____ the same clothes for years.

A wears

B has been wearing

C had worn

D had been wearing

10.  Coal plants __ one of the worst industrial polluters
since the Industrial Revolution___ in the 19th century.

A had been, began B were, had begun

C have been, began D were, have begun

11. Rapid changes in technology in the last several decades
___ the nature of culture and cultural exchange.

A changed B have changed C had changed D change

12.  The train____ just as he____ the station.

A came, reached B had come, reached C came, had reached D has come, reached

13.  He has said that___ me if I___ easily to do it by myself.

A would not help, was able

B would not help, would be able C will not help, am able D will not help, will be able

14.  I think we____ it on the shelf for Daddy to see when

he____ home from work.

A will put, will come B will put, comes C put, comes D put, will come

15.  All the way home he __  his tactics; how_____ the

news to her, how____ in puzzles until she_____ him to'

let her have the whole story.

A had been planning, would he break, would he

speak, asked B was planning, would he break, would he speak,

would ask

C had been planning, he would break, he would

speak, asked D was planning, he would break, he would speak,

would ask

16.  The afternoon was the longest Grace _ . She ___

for Tom.

A ever knew, was waiting

B had ever known, was waiting

C ever knew, was expecting

D had ever known, was expecting

17.  Every year for sixteen years, since Ted_____ three and

Caroline one, it____ the Christmas Eve custom of the

Carters' to hang up their children's stockings and fill them with inexpensive toys.

A was, was                     C had been, was

B was, had been           D had been, had been

18.  How____ the citizens of Babylon or Ur actually______

their bills, however, depended on who_____ .

A did, pay, were they

B ___ , paid, they were

C did, pay, they were
D___ , paid, were they