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GRAMMAR BOOK SET 9
1. Stephen King ----- really overjoyed when his 5. The two countries ----- the problem of border
latest book ----- more than 2 million copies in disputes for the time being because this issue
a matter of four months. ----- any further improvement in current talks.
A) feels / had sold A) hadn’t mentioned / is going to hamper
B) felt / sold B) aren’t mentioning / was hampering
C) will feel / will sell C) don’t mention / had been hampering
D) is going to feel / had been selling D) haven’t mentioned / had hampered
E) was feeling / has sold E) will not be mentioning / will hamper
2. The level of inflation ----- steadily throughout 6. Scientists strongly ----- that a manned mission
this year, and now even the pessimists ----- to Mars ----- a reality before the end of the next
somewhat hopeful. decade.
A) was falling / will have been A) believed / is going to be
B) falls / have been B) have believed / was
C) had fallen / had been C) believe / has been
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D) has been falling / are D) believe / will be
E) will fall / will be E) will believe / will be
3. Albert Einstein ----- traces of extraordinary 7. A major accident in this airport ----- inevitable
intelligence when he ----- a small child. because the volume of air traffic -----
enormously quite recently.
A) didn’t display / was A) looked / is growing
B) hasn’t been displaying / has been B) looks / has grown
C) wasn’t displaying / will have been C) will look / grows
D) didn’t display / had been D) had looked / grew
E) hadn’t been displaying / will be
E) is going to look / has been growing
4. Airport security officers ----- all security 8. Turkey ----- the UN forces in Afghanistan next
measures; otherwise, another incidence of year because Turkish officers ----- enough
hijacking ----- inevitable. experience to fulfil such a task.
A) are tightening / had become A) have been commanding / will gain
B) have tightened / became B) was commanding / were gaining
C) will tighten / had become C) commands / will have gained
D) are going to tighten / is going to become D) has commanded / have gained
E) are tightening / became E) will command / have gained
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