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C
18
A: The announcement of retirement is not to be made
until tomorrow.
B: Too late, it ________ to the press this morning.
(A) leaks
(B) leaked
(C) was leaked
(D) leak
02
C
18
A: Who read this report on my desk?
B: Your eager new assistant opened all the mail that
________ this morning.
(A) had delivered
(B) delivered
(C) was delivered
(D) is delivered
03
C
18
A: Why was funding cut for my program?
B: The new administration __________ all foreign
cultural aid funds.
(A) were reduced
(B) was reduced
(C) reduced
(D) reduced it
04
B
18
A: Can you believe the ratings we're getting now?
B: It doesn't make any defference, our innovative new television
series ________ off the air.
(A) had taken
(B) is being taken
(C) is taking
(D) were taken
05
D
18
A: Why did the congressman hit that reporter?
B: The reporter _______ questions to the congressman
in a belligerent tone.
(A) poses
(B) was posed
(C) were posed
(D) posed
06
A
18
A: I thought he was too rational to react so strongly.
B: Well, you know rational people have been known to
________ strange things under stress.
(A) do
(B) does
(C) is done
(D) are done
07
A
18
A: The problem keeps getting worse. What did the mayor say?
B: The mayor told the reporters that the problem
________ care of already.
(A) had been taken
(B) will be took
(C) will take
(D) will be taken
08
C
18
A: How can I get you to love me?
B: Insecure people, like yourself, often believe that giving
gifts is a good way ________ by others.
(A) to love
(B) love
(C) to be loved
(D) is loved
09
B
18
A: What a shame that there are no trees on this land.
B: The colonists ________ the land for pasture.
(A) were cleared
(B) cleared
(C) were being cleared
(D) clearing
10
A
18
A: The press has too much freedom. Someone should do
something.
B: What are you talking about? Control of the press ________
by every concerned citizen.
(A) has been opposed
(B) has opposed
(C) has opposing
(D) opposed
11
C
18
A: When did you first discover the extent of the problem?
B: Not until the project __________ and the final report
was distributed.
(A) completed
(B) complete
(C) was completed
(D) have completed
12
D
18
A: Why is metal hammered, worked, and cooled rapidly?
B: To relieve internal stresses __________ by heating.
(A) causing
(B) cause
(C) to cause
(D) caused
13
B
18
A: How was the water added to the test tube?
B: The technician __________ a large-gauge hollow needle
through a cork in the base made of opaque material.
(A) was inserted
(B) inserted
(C) inserting
(D) to insert
14
D
18
A: Where do inventors get so many ideas?
B: They __________ theories to everyday phenomena
to create products for man's use.
(A) applied
(B) were applied
(C) applying
(D) apply
15
B
18
A: How can I get this stain out of my shirt?
B: If you first soak it in solvent it can then
easily __________ by adding distilled water.
(A) removed
(B) be removed
(C) remove
(D) removing
16
B
18
A: How will the spacecraft achieve orbit?
B: It will be __________ from Earth by rockets.
(A) propelling
(B) propelled
(C) propel
(D) to propelling
17
D
18
A: Pete Rose is such a great baseball player. He's my hero.
B: Yes, but remember, some aspects of a pro athlete's life
are not really intended ________________.
(A) to emulate
(B) emulate
(C) be emulated
(D) to be emulated
18
A
18
A: You look upset. What happened?
B: I think I __________ the smell of women's perfume on my
husband's shirt last night.
(A) detected
(B) detect
(C) to detected
(D) detecting
19
A
18
A: Entrepreneurs have such exciting lives!
B: Risks that __________ by them are stimulating but , they
pose a constant threat to their financial security.
(A) are being taken
