Final Test MAEL I 2023

1.  We                      at a hotel in Miami when the hurricane hit southern Florida last month. As soon as the hurricane moved out of the area, we left and went back home.

• A.  had stayed             

• B. stay          

•    C. were staying

• D. stayed

Australian koala bears are interesting animals. They                                                                                practically their entire lives in trees without ever coming down to the ground.

• A.  are spending       

•     B. have been spending       

•      C. have spent                      

• D. spend

The teacher is late today, so class hasn't begun yet. After she here, class will begin.

• A will get                 

•    B. is going to get                    

• C. gets                                   

• D. is getting

It's raining hard. It                      an hour ago and                        yet.

• A.  had started - doesn't stop                       

•   

  B.  has started - didn't stop                              

•    C. started - hasn't stopped

• D. was starting - isn't stopping

Alex's bags are almost ready for his trip. He                      for Syria later this afternoon. We'll say good- bye to him before he .

• A.  left - went              

• B. leaves - will go         

• C. is leaving - goes                       

• D. has left - will go

I heard a slight noise, so I walked to the front door to investigate. I looked down at the floor and saw a piece of paper. Someone                                      a note under the door to my apartment.

• A. had pushed     

• B. is pushing  

• C. has pushed 

• D. pushed

I walked slowly through the market. People                        all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied the prices carefully before I decided what to buy.

• A.  have sold            

•     B. sell                         

• C. had sold

• D. were selling

Government control of the press              by every concerned citizen.

• A.  has been opposed

• B. has opposed         

•    C. has been opposing                     

•                                 D. opposed

In most cases, the current balance available in a checking or saving account .

• A.  can be verified by telephone                                 

• B. on the telephone can verify

• C. be verified in verification by telephone                

• D. can being verified by telephone

New England winters              among the coldest in the United States.

• A.  may be considering                                          

•       B. in consideration

• C. may be considered                                                

• D. being considered