1. What is the function of the present progressive in “They are always calling me by the wrong name”?
A. To express unfavorable feelings.
B. To alleviate unnecessary hostility.
C. To indicate uncertainty.
D. To dramatize a fact.
Ms. Ennab is one of the first Palestinian _______ with seven years’ racing experience.
A. woman drivers
B. women driver
C. women drivers
D. woman driver
“I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense used in the sentence refers to a _______.
A. past event for exact time reference
B. present event for tentativeness
C. present event for uncertainty
D. past event for politeness
The audience _______ excited on seeing _______ favorite star glide onto the stage.
A. were... their
B. were... its
C. was... their
D. was... one's
The department secretary was _______ the guest speaker at the station at 10 this morning, but the speaker's journey was canceled on a short notice.
about to meet
meeting
to be meeting
to have met
If you need me to help with your teleconferencing arrangements, I can be reached with the touch of a single button on _______ special phone of Harry's.
that
a
his
one
Data has shown that more Hispanic and black students are majoring in computer science and engineering than _______.
are being hired
being hired
those are being hired
hired
In the sentence "The manager interviewed Tony himself in the afternoon", the italicized word refers to _______.
the subject
the predication
the object
the prepositional phrase
Mrs. Brown's condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if she will _______.
pull back
pull up
pull through
pull out
Tom sat at the dining table, looked at the inviting food and _______ his lips.
opened
smacked
parted
parted
Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplant that ______ history.
could have later made
should have made later
might make later
would later make
All the following sentences definitely indicate future time EXCEPT
Mother is to have tea with Aunt Betty at four.
The school pupils will be home by now.
The President is coming to the UN next week.
He is going to e-mail me the necessary information.
Linda was ______ the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.
to start
to have started
to be starting
to have been starting
James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he ______ until yesterday.
will come
was coming
had been coming
came