1. Jimmy ---- his thesis on the medieval Italian republics, so he ---- to the library to find some books.
A) was doing / is going
B) does / was going
C) has done / goes
D) did / has been going
E) is doing / has gone
2. Joseph ---- upset about his exam results anymore; in fact, he ---- a lot recently.
A) didn’t look / smiles
B) isn’t looking / will smile
C) hasn’t looked / is smiling
D) won’t look / was smiling
E) doesn’t look / has been smiling
3. The Hittites and the Egyptians ---- a peace treaty in 1283 BC, and, at the moment, a copy of it ---- in the UN Headquarters.
A) makes / has been hanging
B) have been making / hangs
C) made / is hanging
D) were making / has hung
E) have made / hangs
4. Arundhati Roy ---- only one novel, although she often ---- books or articles on contemporary issues.
A) writes / has been writing
B) has written / writes
C) wrote / is writing
D) is writing / wrote
E) was writing / has written
5. In 1984, the people of Bhoal ---- out their daily routines when a poisonous gas ---- from the nearby Union Carbide Plant.
A) have carried / was leaking
B) are carrying / has leaked
C) were carrying / leaked
D) have been carrying / is leaking
E) carried / leakes
6. As our TV ---- very well for the last two months, we ---- of buying a new one.
A) didn’t work / have been thinking
B) hasn’t worked / think
C) doesn’t work / were thinking
D) isn’t working / have thought
E) hasn’t been working / are thinking
7. Since Iris ---- from University, she ---- English as a voluntary worker in China.
A) has been graduating / teaches
B) has graduated / was teaching
C) was graduating / taught
D) graduated / has been teaching
E) graduates / is teaching
8. Around 4th century AD, Indonesian people ---- the Indian Ocean to Madagascar, and their descendants still ---- an Indonesian – like language there today.
A) have crossed / are speaking
B) are crossing / have been speaking
C) crossed / speak
D) were crossing / spoke
E) have been crossing / have spoken
9. Vanessa ---- on his own ever since his wife ---- him due to his heavy drinking.
A) lived / was deserting
B) has been living / deserted
C) has lived / has deserted
D) lives / has been deserting
E) is living / is deserting
10. While he ---- in India, Ibn Battuta ---- as a judge, or qadi, for the Sultan of Delhi.
A) was staying / has worked
B) has stayed / was working
C) stayed / has been working
D) was staying / worked
E) stayed / has worked
11. In general, yousef ---- landscapes, but she ---- a portrait of the mayor of the local council for the time being.
A) has been painting / does
B) was painting / did
C) is painting / has done
D) painted / has been doing
E) paints / is doing
12. I ---- Indian food before, but still ---- to try your chicken biryani.
A) have been eating / haven’t wanted
B) have eaten / don’t want
C) am eating / don’t want
D) eat / didn’t want
E) was eating / haven’t wanted
13. We ---- for a new car, so I ---- through the advertisements in the newspapers.
A) look / searched
B) have been looking / search
C) looked / have been searching
D) are looking / am searching
E) were looking / search
14. Edith Wharton ---- on her novel The Buccaneers when she ---- near Paris.
A) was working / died
B) worked / has been dying
C) has been working / has died
D) is working / dies
E) works / was dying
15. Britney ---- Vietnam, and this year she ---- to Mexico for her vacation.
A) has visited / is travelling
B) has been visiting / has travelled
C) visited / travels
D) visits / was travelling
E) was visiting / is travelling
16. More than two hundred people ---- the tower when the bomb ---- in one of the dustbins.
A) have visited / was exploding
B) were visiting / exploded
C) visited / has exploded
D) are visiting / is exploding
E) visits / has exploded
17. It ---- one week since the flood ---- but still aid workers are rescuing people.
A) is / is striking
B) was / was striking
C) has been / struck
D) will / is striking
E) is going to be / strikes
18. By the end of next week the jury ---- all the witnesses and they ---- the courtroom to decide on a verdict.
A) have been hearing / have left
B) have heard / are leaving
C) are hearing / leave
D) hear / left
E) will have heard / will leave
19. By 16th century, Austria ---- so large that its emperor ---- all of modern Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, and Spain as well as parts of Italy and Yugoslavia.
A) has become / ruled
B) was becoming / has ruled
C) was going to become / rule
D) had become / was ruling
E) becomes / has been ruling
20. Over the last few years, consume interest in organic agriculture ---- up dramatically, and demand ---- currently ahead of supply.
A) has shot / is
B) shot / was
C) had shot / had been
D) is shooting / has been
E) was shooting / would be