Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The business day was in high gear: the mail _________, documents were being typed, letters _________, talks ____________. 
A. was being looked through - have been answered - had been held
B. was being looked through - were being answered - were being held
C. has been looked through - were being answered - were being held
D. had looked through - had been answered - were being held

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Was the desert named ______________ Simpson in 1929?
A. for
B. after
C. with
D. on

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Read the book ____________ and you can find the information you need. 
A. care                  
B. careful                     
C. carefulness                      
D. carefully

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
___________________ in your class have tickets for the lecture series? 
A. Do any of the student                  
B. Does any of the student 
C. Do any of the students                  
D. Does any of the students

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The man died because medical help was not summoned. A doctor should _______________ immediately. 
A. have called                 
B. be called                
C. called                
D. have been called

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
______________ while Joan was doing the housework.
A. The phone rang suddenly
B. The phone was ringing suddenly
C. The phone had rung suddenly
D. The phone has been ringing suddenly

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
“Did John give you the money he owed you?”
“He said he ___________, but he didn’t.” 
A. will 
B. would
C. was planning            
D. would go

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
John ________________ across the lawn. 
A. danced wildly                      
B. was wildly danced
C. was dancing wild                     
D. was being danced wildly

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
A number of people ___________________ disappointed with the result of the footballmatch. 
A. are   
B. is   
C. was  
D. were

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
This sailboat ____________ go faster if there were more wind. 
A. wouldn’t                  
B. shall                  
C. will               
D. would