1. Alex ------------------ that he had taken the test five times.
A) says
B) tells
C) said
D) told

2. Almost every part of our lives ------------------ computerized over the past 10 years.
A) have been
B) has been
C) was
D) had done

3. Mike didn't ------------------ at J ill's party last night because he had a headache.
A) show up
B) come up
C) make up
D) hang up

4. I went to Dos Angeles fifteen years ------------------.
A) before
B) ago
C) since
D) next to

5. He seems ------------------ as surprised by the news as we were.
A) to being ‘
B) was
C) to was
D) to have been

6. Kate usually ------------------ to class by bicycle. but today she went by bus because of the min.
A) go
B) goes
C) went
D) gone

7. Frank ------------------ a TV show when Karen got home.
A) watched
B) watches
C) watch
D) was watching

8. The couple must need a ------ because they have just returned from a long journey.
A) pause
B) stop
C) rest
D) discontinuation

9. We ------------------ her for more than twenty years.
A) know
B) knows
C) have known
D) are known

10. His father ------------------ a lawyer, but now he's a politician.
A) is used to be
B) was used to be
C) use to be
D) used to be

11. We were asked not to disturb the baby because he ------------------.
A) is sleeping
B) slept
C) was sleeping
D) sleeping

12. He has studied English ------------------ he was in elementary school.
A) during
B) while
C) as long as
D) since

13. While Steve was washing his car, he ------------------ some dents in the doors.
A) discovered
B) is discovering
C) was discovering
D) has discovered

14. By the time he arrived at the ------------------, the movie had ended.
A) doctor’s office
B) home
C) theater
D) dentist

15. Ever since he arrived, he ------------------ quietly in the corner.
A) sat
B) has been sitting
C) sits
D) is sitting