1. Alex ___ that he had taken the test five times.
A. says
B. tells
C. said
D. told
True.C
2. Almost every part of our lives computerized over the past 10 years.
A. have been
B. has been
C. was
D. had done
True.B
3. Mike didn’t ___ at Jill’s party last night because he had a headache.
A. show up
B. come up
C. make up
D. hang up
True.A
4. I went to Los Angeles fifteen years ___.
A. before
B. ago
C. since
D. next to
True.B
5. He seems ___ as surprised by the news as we were.
A. to being
B. was
C. to was
D. to have been
True.D
6. Kate usually ___ to class by bicycle, but today she went by bus because of the rain.
A. go
B. goes
C. went
D. gone
True.B
7. Frank ___ a TV show when Karen got home.
A. watched
B. watches
C. watch
D. was watching
True.D
8. The couple must need a ___ because they have just returned from a long journey.
A. pause
B. stop
C. rest
D. discontinuation
True.C
9. We ___ her for more than twenty years.
A. know
B. knows
C. have known
D. are known
True.C
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
True.D
11. We were asked not to disturb the baby because he ___.
A. is sleeping
B. slept
C. was sleeping
D. sleeping
True.C
12. He has studied English ___ he was in elementary school.
A. during
B. while
C. as long as
D. since
True.D
13. While Steve was washing his car, he ___ some dents in the doors.
A. discovered
B. is discovering
C. was discovering
D. has discovered
True.A
14. By the time he arrived at the ___, the movie had ended.
A. doctor’s office
B. home
C. theater
D. dentist
True.C
15. Ever since he arrived, he ___ quietly in the corner.
A. sat
B. has been sitting
C. sits
D. is sitting
True.B