THE SEVENTH EXAM______________________________________________________ Tintirik__(1)__himself as rather timid. He never__(2)__about anything. However, last week he bought what is__(3)__to be one of the best types of microwave ovens. Because he__(4)__such things, he read the instructions very carefully before using it. It did not work! He returned to the shop and politely__(5)__if it could be changed. The assistant said that__(6)__it had not worked was that Tintirik had not followed the instructions. According to the assistant, all he had to do was__(7)__it on. In the end, Tintirik__(8)__to see the manager who discovered that the problem had__(9)__a faulty plug. 1.a.cosidered b.regarded c.believed d.overestimated 2.a.used to complain b.was used to complain c.got used to complain d.did not used to complain 3.a.regarded b.thought c.considered d.both b and c 4.a.did not used to b.has not bought c.was not used to d.did not regard 5.a.demanded b.asked c.muttered d.murmured 6.a.the reason b.the cause c.why d.which 7.a.of switching b.to switch c.switch d.by switching 8.a.giggled b.chattered c.demanded d.inquired 9.a.been thanks to b.been due to c.resulted in d.led to 10.Tintirik:I'd like to have a cold drink. Mintirik:____. a.So would I b.So had I c.I would, too d.both a and c 11.Mintirik:I wish I hadn't been there. Cintirik:____. a.Neither had I b.Su had I c.Neither do I d.So do I 12.-We didn't use to wait for the bus so long. -____. a.We didn't either b.Neither did we c.So did we d.Neither we used to 13.I wish I____, but definitely I can not, sorry. a.could b.can c.would d.had been able to 14.I would like to____that you____at that time. a.know/would b.know/were going to call c.have known/were going to call d.all of these 15.Who threw chalk___him? a.at b.to c.out to d.both b and c 16.The purpose of a____is to discover the cause of death. a.postscript b.postmortem c.unquenchability d.outwit 17.When you have a____, you feel that something unfortunate is going to happen. a.misfortune b.misgiving c.foreboding d.undernourishment 18.We, the____, are against taking quizzes very often. a.understudy b.undersigned c.undergraduate d.underbrushes 19.The judge is said to have been____by the report in the newspaper. a.misdeed b.forearmed c.biased d.unabridged 20.Before the outlaws were sentenced, they expressed regret for their ____. a.abridgement b.misdeed c.nonwithstanding d.uproot While I__(21)__at my desk at home,trying to think of an interesting way to test your understanding of the tenses, I suddenly__(22)__the idea of writing you a note. As all of you know, classes__(23)__seven weeks ago, so we__(24)__ together for approximately two months. At the start of the courses, our class__(25)__only thirteen students; however, it__(26)__to sixteen students on the fifth day.We are now in the seven full week of classes, so I__(27)__we__(28)__any additional students. By now, all of you know that I__(29)__to teach grammar. During my teaching career, I__(30)__many subjects, but for some reason I__(31)__grammar. All your courses__(32)__important, but I__(33)__ that grammar is especially important because speaking, reading, and writing well__(34)__a good understanding of the structure of a language. During the time that we__(35)__in class, some of you__(36)__about doing homework. I__(37)__that you__(38)__other classes, and I__(39)__that the life of a student__(40)__easy. However, remember that I__(41)__still a student, too.Last week, while I__(42)__in the library, I__(43)__myself why I was working so hard. Then I__(44)__ that one of my goals__(45)__to do my job well. You__(46)__goals too, so you must work hard until you reach them. As I__(47)__the other day, I__(48)__you an assignment that will take hours to complete; however, from next week on. I__(49)__you an assignment almost every night because I__(50)__you to learn English well. 21.a.am sitting b.was sitting c.sit d.have set 22.a.have b.had c.had had d.am having 23.a.will begin b.had begun c.began d.have begun 24.a.have been b.had been c.were d.are 25.a.was having b.had c.has had d.had had 26.a.grew b.has grown c.had grown d.has been growing 27.a.have known b.know c.am knowing d.know 28.a.won't get b.will have gotten c.will be getting d.won't have been gotton 29.a.love b.have loved c.have been loving d.am loving 30.a.taught b.have been taught c.have taught d.had been teaching 31.a.have enjoyed always teaching b.always enjoyed to teach c.have always enjoyed to teach d.have always enjoyed teaching 32.a.will be b.have been being c.are d.had been 33.a.am believing b.believe c.have been always believing d. had been believed 34.a.depends on b.depend on c.depend in d.depends in 35.a.were b.have been c.had been d.were being 36.a.have complained b.complained c.were complaining d.have been complaining 37.a.had realized b.have been realizing c.realized d.realize 38.a.take b.have been taken c.are taking d.have been taking 39.a.understand b.had understand c.have been understanding d.am understanding 40.a.had not been b.is not c.has not been being d.had not been being 41.a.am b.have been c.had been d.have been being 42.a.have been b.had been c.was d.use to be 43.a.have asked b.had asked c.asked d.was asking 44.a.have remembered b.remembered c.had remembered d.have been remembereing 45.a.were b.was c.have been d.had been 46.a.have b.should have had c.must be having d.should have 47.a.have promised b.had promised c.promised d.will have promised 48.a.will never give b.have never given c.had never given d.will never have given 49.a.will have given b.will give c.must have given d.will be going to give 50.a.will have wanted b.will want c.want d.have been wanting