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Classes: MPSI / TSI Week ( January 20th , 2025 )

MCQ

1. We _went__ on a picnic every weekend when we were in Bursa.

A) were going B) went C) have gone D) have been going E) go

2. Although the police _ suspected ___ him, he was able to prove that he _ was working ___ when the crime was
committed.

A) suspected / was working B) suspect / worked C) has suspected / had worked

D) have been suspecting / had been working E) were suspecting / is working

3. Jessie __ was wearing __ such strange clothes that we were all taken aback. It took us some time to get over the
shock.

A) was wearing B) has worn C) is wearing D) had been wearing E) has been wearing

4. Generally speaking, I ___ don't read _ film reviews because I like to be open-minded when I go to the cinema.

A) am not reading B) don't read C) haven't read D) haven't been reading E) didn't read

5. The old clock in the center of the city __ stopped __ in 1980 and __ hasn't worked __ since.

A) stops / wasn't working B) has stopped / isn't working C) was stopping / doesn't work

D) has stopped / wasn't working E) stopped / hasn't worked

6. Someone next door __ played __ heavy metal music all night long. I didn't get a wink of sleep.

A) were playing B) has played C) is playing D) played E) has been playing

7. I think you ___ are wasting _ your energy by sweeping up those leaves, stop it! The | wind will blow more down.

A) wasted B) waste C) are wasting D) were wasting E) have wasted

8. There is considerable concern about her whereabouts, because she _ has been missing___ for several days.

A) is missing B) missed C) has been missing D) was missing E) misses

9. I am afraid I didn't hear the doorbell when you __rang __ I was working___ in the garden at the time.

A) rang / was working B) had rung / worked C) was ringing / have been working

D) are ringing / work E) have rung / worked

10. When did you first notice that your car__ had gone__ ?

A) was going B) has gone C) went D) had gone E) has been going

11. After Lisa graduated from university, she __ applied __ for a job in a bank and __ has been working
__ there ever since.

A) applied / is working B) has applied / worked C) applies / has worked

D) applied / has been working E) was applying / worked

12. When I first met Ebru, she __ had been living __ in this 3 city for 20 years.

A) was living B) lived C) had been living D) has lived E) has been living
13. Before you mentioned about him, I __ hadn't ever heard __ of that novelist.

A) hadn't ever heard B) wasn't hearing C) haven't ever heard

D) didn't ever hear E) don't ever hear

14. The concert was last week but they still _ haven't taken___ down the posters from the notice boards.

A) haven't taken B) wasn't taking C) didn't take D) hadn't taken E) hadn't been taking

15. We were surprised to hear that our neighbour __ had bought__ a new house in the country.

A) has bought B) was buying C) had bought D) has been buying E) buys

16. Tell me what you _ think ___ of my new car.

A) are thinking B) had thought C) were thinking D) think E) thought

17. Even though he denied what he _ had said ___ earlier, he _accepted_ __ to join us.

A) said / has accepted B) has said / accepted C) has said / had accepted

D) has been saying / has accepted E) had said / accepted

18. After I __ had run __ along the beach, I __ had __ a bath and I __ had __ my breakfast.

A) run / had / had had B) ran / had had / had C) had run / have had / had

D) had run / had / had E) ran / had / have had

19. A- Jim was very clever as a child.

B- Was he really? A : Oh, yes. By the time he was five he _ learned___ to read and write.

A) learned B) had learned C) was learning D) has learned E) have been learning

20. When Mrs. Krashen __ arrived __ at the airport yesterday morning she realised that she __ had forgotten
__ her passport at home.

A) had arrived / has forgotten B) arrived / had forgotten C) arrives / forgot

D) was arriving / forgot E) has arrived / has forgotten

21. The police say that the man _ was walking ___ home in the dark when he _ fell ___ down a hill.

A) had walked / fell B) was walking / fell C) walked / fell D) has walked / had fallen

E) has been walking / had fallen

22. When I returned home from holiday I found that my parents _ had made___ a lot of changes in the house.

A) was making B) have made C) have been making D) had made E) made

23. The teacher __ interrupted __ me in the exam just as I _ was writing ___ my last sentence.

A) has interrupted / wrote B) interrupted / was writing C) was interrupting / have been writing

D) had interrupted / have written E) is interrupting / had written

24. Newspapers yesterday said that Michael Keller __ had signed__ a three-year contract

A) had signed B) would have signed C) was singing D) has signed E) is signing

25. There __ has been __ a decrease in the number of applications since the report on environmental pollution __
appeared __ in
 the newspaper.

A) was/appeared B) had been / has appeared C) has been / appeared

D) is / appeared E) is / was appearing

26. People _ are becoming ___ interested in the subject day by day because they _ want___ to increase their
knowledge.

A) became / want B) were becoming / want C) have become / had wanted

D) are becoming / want E) became / are wanting

27. I _ was going to go___ for a walk but the rain put me off the idea.

A) must be going B) will go C) am going to go D) was going to go E) went

28. Don't forget that we __ will have moved__ to our new house by the time you get back from holiday.

A) move B) will move C) will have moved D) had moved E) are going to move

29. A- What are you doing?

B- Getting ready. I __ am going to visit__ my aunt in hospital. A- Oh yes. Give her my love.

A) visit B) will visit C) have been visiting D) am going to visit E) was going to visit

FIND THE ERROR:

1.His staff will hold its meetings in our conference room until his offices have been refurbished.

2. They were over the moon that all the furniture had arrived in their new apartment before they had, because now
at least they had a bed to sleep in that night.

3. One of the largest companies in the world is Microsoft; its founder was Bill Gates who is now an extremely
wealthy man.

4. When the board members find out what the financial manager has been up to there could be problems and
shares could be affected.

5. The Production Manager gave her some advice but unfortunately she ignored him and by the following week the
product had been withdrawn from the shelves.

6. Since the firm expanded in 2003 their annual revenue from ticket sales and contributions has grown by 85
percent to £42.9 million.

7. The apprentice explained to him that he thought he deserved a holiday after the hard work he had put in.

8. The other factory workers also decided to go out on strike yesterday in support of their colleagues.

9. The committee that was organised to review new policies has already met twice this month and passed two
resolutions.

10. The advertising magnate, accused of siphoning money, had concealed the stolen funds in hidden accounts.

11. For security reasons every employee is required to wear their identification badges while at work.

12. In order to avoid making mistakes, have your colleague check the statistics.

13. Although the new associate had put in as much time and effort as Ms. Smith, his proposal was rejected.

14. Everybody thinks that Chico will win The X Factor this year even though he really doesn’t have much talent.
15. The draw for the second round of the FA Cup took place last April and Burscough Town, who beat Gillingham last
week, will play Liverpool in the third round.