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ENGLISH UNIT 9-12

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A: “ Can I borrow your magazine?”

B: “ I’ am sorry, my sister ______it.

a)

is still reading

b)

will still read

c)

has been reading

d)

still reads

2.

“ Oh dear! I forgot to bring my dictionary”.

“ That’s all right. I ______you mine.”

a)

am lending.

b)

will lend

c)

am going to lend

d)

will be lending

3.

“Where is my dictionary? It was on my desk.”

“Perhaps, somebody ______it.”

a)

takes

b)

is taking

c)

has taken

d)

had taken

4.

In the years between 1937 and 1952, author Margaret Wise Brown not only ______more than a hundred books but also wrote the lyrics for 21 children's records.

a)

produce

b)

produces

c)

produced

d)

was producing

5.

Political demonstrations on American campuses have abated_______.

a)

after 1970

b)

for 1970

c)

in 1970

d)

since 1970

6.

People who have very little technical background have______ to understand computer language.

a)

learn

b)

learned

c)

learning

d)

learns

7.

Before the Angles and Saxons ______to England, the Ibarians had lived there.

a)

came

b)

had come

c)

comes

d)

has come

8.

My nephew______ working for me about ten years ago.

a)

begun

b)

have begun

c)

begin

d)

began

9.

Doctoral students who are preparing to take their qualifying examinations have been studying in the library every night _______the last three months.

a)

since

b)

before

c)

until

d)

after

10.

The internal Revenue service ______their tax forms by April 15 every year.

a)

makes

b)

is making

c)

make

d)

has made

11.

If more than five thousand dollars in monetary instruments is transported into the United States, a report needs ________with the customs office.

a)

file

b)

to file

c)

files

d)

to be filed

12.

The famous architect, Frank Wright, was greatly _______., who wanted him to study architecture.

a)

influenced by his mother

b)

his mother influenced him

c)

from his mother’s influence

d)

influencing for his mother.

13.

In the stringed instruments, the toners _______ by planting a bow across a set of strings that may be made of wire or gut.

a)

they produce

b)

are produced

c)

producing

d)

that are producing

14.

Romeo and Juliet ________ by William Shakespeare most probably in 1594 or 1595.

a)

was written

b)

were written

c)

is written

d)

are written

15.

Hundreds of houses and other buildings ________ by the raging tropical storms which later developed into a hurricane.

a)

were developing

b)

are developing

c)

were developed

d)

are developed

16.

The biology class will _______into two sections to prevent overcrowding in his classroom.

a)

be divided

b)

divide

c)

be divide

d)

be dividing

17.

We arrived at the store to purchase the dishwasher which _________ in the local newspaper.

a)

has been advertised

b)

had been advertised

c)

have beem advertised

d)

is advertised

18.

A great deal of property _______ by hurricanes each year.

a)

is destroyed

b)

destroyed

c)

was destroyed

d)

destroy

19.

Next week, some new equipment _______ by the company to increase the production.

a)

will be ordered

b)

is ordered

c)

was ordered

d)

ordered

20.

These contracts _______ by the manager in the next meeting.

a)

will be signed

b)

be signed

c)

was signed

d)

signed

21.

A group of tissues, each with its own function, ____ in the human body.

a)

it makes up the organs

b)

make up the organs

c)

they make up the organs

d)

makes up the organs

22.

Cupid, one of the ancient Roman gods, ____.

a)

were a little winged child

b)

representing as a little winged child

c)

was represented as a little winged child

d)

a little winged child

23.

In a suspension bridge, ____ that carry one or more flexible cables firmly attached at each end.

a)

there is two towers on it

b)

there are two towers

c)

two towers there are

d)

towers there are two

24.

The Palo Verde tree ____ in spring.

a)

has beautiful yellow blossoms

b)

beautiful yellow blossoms

c)

having beautiful yellow blossoms

d)

with beautiful yellow blossoms

25.

Nine of every ten people in the world ____in the country in which they were born.

a)

living

b)

they are living

c)

lives

d)

live

26.

The average temperature of rocks on the surface of the earth ____55 degrees F.

a)

be

b)

are

c)

is

d)

been

27.

All of the people at the AAME conference are ____

a)

mathematic teachers

b)

mathematics teachers

c)

mathematics teacher

d)

mathematic's teacher

28.

Oscillatona, one of the few plants that can move about, ____ a wavy, gliding motion.

a)

having

b)

has

c)

being

d)

with

29.

In the ocean, ____ more salt in the deeper water.

a)

is there

b)

it may be

c)

there is

d)

it is

30.

The yearly path of the sun around the heavens ____.

a)

is known as the ecliptic

b)

known as the ecliptic

c)

it is known to be ecliptic

d)

knowing as the ecliptic

31.

It is hot here. Would you mind _____ the window?

a)

opening

b)

to open

c)

opens

d)

opened

32.

I enjoy _____ the newspaper every morning while I am having my first cup of tea.

a)

reading

b)

to read

c)

read

d)

to reads

33.

Sometimes teenagers get into trouble with their parents by _____.

a)

disobeying what their parents want

b)

disobey what their parents want

c)

disobeys what their parents want

d)

to disobey what their parents want

34.

Where are you considering _____ for vacation?

a)

going

b)

to go

c)

to be going

d)

went

35.

The teacher reminded the students _____.

a)

submitting their assignment on time

b)

to submit their assignment on time

c)

submitted their assignment on time

d)

to be submitted their assignment on time

36.

Fred did not have any money, so he decided _____.

a)

to take a job

b)

taking a job

c)

he takes a job

d)

he took a job

37.

The students were expected _____.

a)

taking part in the seminar

b)

to take part in the seminar

c)

they take part in the seminar

d)

they took part in the seminar

38.

Our teacher encourages the students _____ a dictionary when they find unfamiliar words.

a)

not to look up

b)

not looking up

c)

do not look up

d)

not look up

39.

All applicants are required _____ an entrance examination.

a)

to take

b)

taking

c)

takes

d)

take

40.

After a brief and rude interruption, the professor stopped _____ and left the class.

a)

lecturing

b)

lecturer

c)

to lecture

d)

to be lecturing