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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
The former president , who---------- a world icon for democracy of all times, ----------- to the hospital due to colon cancer earlier this week.
would be/ has been rushed
is/ is rushed
was/ has rushed
had been/ is rushing
has been / was rushed
The director refused to put medical records and other evidence in electronic form, which ------------ among the lawyers, because it--------- personal information.
was e-mailed/ had been contained
might have e-mailed/ had contained
had been e-mailed/ contained
would be e-mailed/ was containing
was to e-mail/ is contained
Right now we ---------- sure whether or not the world's biggest insurance company------------- the same end as the others in the next 24 hours.
are not / will face
have not been/ would have faced
will not be/ have faced
have not been/ would face
were not/ will be faced
There---------- hundreds of aftershocks since Monday's quake, some causing landslides which ------------- conditions even more difficult.
have been/ have made
were/ made
would be/ were making
had been/ were making
are/ would make
Experts have said the chances of finding people alive-------- , and increasingly it is dead bodies which------------
are diminished/ are retrieving
are diminishing/ are being retrieved
had diminished/ would be retrieved
have been diminishing/ retrieved
will diminish/ were being retrieved
During the last Ice Age, humans ------------- to the edge of extinction, perhaps by famine and drought which ----------- by a sharp drop in global temperatures.
had been pushed/ would be caused
were pushed/ was caused
pushed/ had been caused
were pushing/ will cause
have been pushed/ have been caused
The high cost of producing solar cells ------------ that energy production from fossil fuels still ------------- a cheaper alternative.
has meant / remains
means/ remained
will mean/ had remained
was to mean / will remain
had meant/ have remained
Since the discovery of a pyramid at the site, historians ---------- that Tlatelolco ---------- by the Aztecs in 1325, the same year as the twin city of Tenochtitlan nearby.
thought/ founded
have thought/ was founded
had thought/ had been founded
was thought/ was founding
have been thought/ was being founded
DexaSIM is a simulation tool which ------------ by scientists that ------------ automobile manufacturers design exhaust treatment systems that meet the standards.
developed/ would help
has developed/ can help
was developed/ had to help
has been developed/ will help
is developed/ should have helped
The machine ----------- currently suitable for light-duty diesel vehicles , but --------- adapted to heavy-duty diesel as well as gasoline-powered vehicles.
is/ can be
has been/ would have been
was/ would be
was to be/ may be
is supposed to be/ was
The archeologists ------------ three island groups in the western seaways in the months ahead- the Channel Islands, the Isles of Scilly and the Outer Hebrides - to understand what sailing across this area ---------- like in 4000 BC.
would excavate/ had been
has excavated/ will be
will be excavating/ was
could excavate/ has been
would have excavated/ has been
An obsessive- compulsive might check his doors and windows 50 to 100 times ----------- an obsession about security gets stuck in hid head.
before
while
the last time
such as
when
The phenomena such as the melting of mountain glaciers ---------- major impacts on societies that ----------- on them for drinking water.
are likely to have/ depend
may as well have/ had depended
could have/ was depended
should have had/ has depended
must be having/ depends
Previously most claims ----------- from workers who-------- to activities such as mining and manufacturing.
will be/ exposed
have been/ are exposed
had been/ had exposed
were/ were exposed
are/ are exposing
Due to the variations introduced when reducing the sample size, laboratory staff ---------- the variability they------ with the sample reduction methods used.
will check/ were achieving
are checking/ had achieved
should check/ achieve
used to check/ are achieving
would check/ would achieve
People who eat no animal or diary products have a high risk of malnutrition, especially --------- pregnant or lactating.
nevertheless
but
the moment
such as
when
------------ you feel the benefits of exercise, it will be easier to see the wisdom of establishing a workout routine as part of your daily life.
While
Before
Once
Until
By the time
Scientists ---------- for years to explain how and where tradition --------------
had struggled/ was originating
have struggled/ originated
struggled/ would originate
are struggling/ had originated
should originate/ originates
I don't think anybody -------------- that the terrorists --------------- an airplane and slam it into the World Trade Center before 9/11/ 01.
could predict/ would take
have predicted/ will take
predicted/ ought to take
had predicted/ had to take
was to have predicted/ should take
If there --------- rules for the coming election, they --------- clearly.
are/ could have described
were/ must be described
are to be / should be described
would be/ have to be described
have been/ have been described
Some observers warn that if labour --------- preoccupied with leadership questions rather than the economy, it --------- even further in the polls.
becomes/ will slide
became/ slid
has become/ would have slid
become/ would have slid
has become/ would be sliding
If the minister ---------- the tension just to prevent him from opening discussions on the economy, the next thing in the line-------- to discuss the real problems.
was escalating/ can be
escalated/has been
had escalated/ may be
could escalate/ would have been
escalates/ will be
If mediation ---------- in bringing U.S and Russia together earlier, the former one ------- it necessary to turn to Iran.
will succeed/ will not find
had succeeded / would not have found
succeeded/ did not find
has succeeded/ will not have found
was succeeding/ could not have found
--------- there be a delay or change in the arrival time and the schedule, you -------- let to know about it.
Had/ must be
If / would be
Were/ should be
Should/ will be
Could / shall be
Two policemen-------- the sack after the state's corruption watchdog --------- down findings about their role in the murder conviction of a man.
have faced/ handed
are facing/had handed
have been facing/ will hand
will face/ has handed
would face / hands
