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115. It _____ that the Government would do something to relieve the

situation.
A) is assumed

B) assumed

C) was assuming

D) was assumed

116. The man who ______ by a snake was given a serum.

A) is bitten

B) has been bitten

C) had been bitten

D) had bitten

117. A cease-fire ______ expected to ______ later this month.

A) was / be declaring

B) is / be declared

C) is / declare

D) has expected / to be declared

118. A great deal of research ______ into the possible causes of cancer.

A) are being done

B) have been done

C) has been done

D) has done

119. She promised that she ______ hospital until she ______ better.

A) would not leave / was

B) wouldn’t leave / would be

C) doesn’t leave / was

D) didn’t leave / was

120. New sources of energy ______ developed. This will become

increasingly important as oil reserves ______ up.
A) is being / are used

B) has been / have been used

C) are being / are used

D) have been / is used

121. The transistor ______ in 1948. As a result of this, both the size and

the cost of electronic equipment______ greatly reduced.
A) was invented / have been

B) had been invented / has been

C) was invented / have had

D) had invented / will be

122. Radio waves ______ by the ionosphere. This makes it possible ______

short-wave radio signals over great distances.
A) is reflected / to send

B) are reflecting / sent

C) are reflected / sending

D) are reflected / to send

123. Plans to develop cars on methanol are likely ______ in the future.

A) will be realized

B) will have been realized

C) to be realized

D) being realized

124. There is no bread left because we ______ it all.

A) have eaten

B) has been eaten

C) had eaten

D) have been eaten

125. Little ____ she realize that the evening was ____ out very differently.

A) did / turning

B) will / to turn

C) does / to have turned

D) did / to turn

126. It is highly probable that more and more solar energy ______ in the

future.
A) will be used

B) be used

C) to be used

D) will be using

127. There isn’t any more chalk, it ______ all ______.

A) has / used up

B) was / used up

C) has / been used up

D) had / been used up

128. You can stop looking for his watch. He ______ just ______ it.

A) has / been found

B) has / found

C) had / found

D) will / have found

129. Don’t ask me what cauliflower tastes like. I ______ eating it.

A) am not trying

B) didn’t try

C) haven’t tried

D) don’t try

130. I bought another concert ticket in case you ____ to come with me.

A) wanted

B) will want

C) have wanted

D) would want

131. We’ll close all the windows in case it ______ while we are out.

A) rains

B) rained

C) will rain

D) rain

132. Take an umbrella with you in case it ______.

A) rained

B) will rain

C) should rain

D) is raining

133. She ought to pass her exams so long as she ______.

A) doesn’t panic

B) won’t panic

C) shouldn’t panic

D) didn’t panic

134. His hopes of making a fortune ______ when his factory burned down.

A) were dashed

B) have dashed

C) was dashed

D) will be dashed

135. When eleven o’clock came and he still ______, I began to wonder if

he ______ an accident.
A) didn’t arrive / had

B) hadn’t arrived / had had

C) won’t arrive / had had

D) didn’t arrive / had had

136. Some patients shout in pain while ______ an injection.

A) giving

B) being given

C) given

D) have been given

137. For various reasons, clothing of some type ______ by human beings

since the beginning of time.
A) has worn

B) was worn

C) is being worn

D) has been worn

138. Considering the weather is so uncertain, the reception ____ indoors.

A) was held

B) will be held

C) to be held

D) has held

139. In most non-western countries punishment______ as a deterrent.

A) is not seen

B) hasn’t seen

C) weren’t seen

D) aren’t seen

140. If we compare the mass of hydrogen in a star with the rate at which

energy ______, we can estimate its potential life.
A) is being emitted

B) be emitted

C) was emitted

D) will be emitted

141. It has been predicted that within the next 50 years, scientists ______

a drug to prolong life up to 150 years or more.
A) are producing

B) to be produced

C) will be produced

D) will have produced

142. We ______ at the Italian restaurant last night, but it was full, so we

ate somewhere else.
A) were eating

B) were going to eat

C) are going to eat

D) had eaten

143. The door ______ unless you ______.

A) won’t open / push

B) doesn’t open / will push

C) won’t open / will push

D) isn’t open / push

144. His parents ______ married for eight years when he was born.

A) have been

B) will be

C) had been

D) were

145. By April 2010, he ______ for this organization for fifteen years.

A) has been working

B) will be working

C) will have been working

D) had been working

146. He ______ from the company for several years before they found

him out.
A) has been stealing

B) had been stealing

C) was stealing

D) will have been stolen

147. He ______ a cold for the last three days.

A) is fighting off

B) will have fought off

C) has been fighting off

D) was fighting off

148. The Prime Minister refuses to enter into negotiations with the railway

men until they ______ all ______ to work.
A) are / return

B) have / returned

C) had / returned

D) will / have I returned

149. In the years ahead, it seems likely that people ______ even greater

control over nature.
A) to acquire

B) will be acquired

C) will acquire

D) will have been acquired

150. You ______ pleased to hear that your father______ to the committee.

A) have been / selected

B) will be / has been selected

C) are / is selecting

D) have been / was selected

151. Hardly _____ I_____ the phone down when it started ringing again.

A) did / put

B) will have / put

C) did / to have put

D) had / put

152. The day she agreed to marry him was the happiest he ______ ever

______ in his life.
A) has / had

B) had / had

C) will / have

D) would / have

Book 1 Part B

Tenses - Passives  (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)