Tenses New 5

SET 1
The sun (0)_______ (disappear) behind the clouds and the sky turned grey. The
wind (1)____(pick) up and a few drops of rain fell on the old tin roof. Jose
(2)_____(run) inside and (3)_____(close) the door and all the windows. Using
what little light that (4)______(come) in through the cracks in the door and the
windows, he (5)_____(fumble) around until he found the lamp and (6)_____(place)
it on the table. With (7)_____(shake) hands, he (8)_____(light) a match and held it
against the wick. It took a moment to light up, but finally (9)_____(catch) on. The
wind (10)______(blow) in through the cracks caused the flame and the shadows it
created, to jump all around. Jose looked around the small room and then at the
roof. The rain had (11)_____(grow) stronger and together with the wind, made it
sound as though it was about to blow off.
SET 2
The man (0)______(call) Boone, (1)______(wake) up at the crack of dawn and
(2)______(make) his way to the pier. His assistant was already (3)______(pack)
the fishing net as the boat gently (4)______(bob) in the calm waters.
“What (5)______(do) it look like Jon?”, (6)______(ask) Boone.
“The forecast (7)______(mention) a quiet start to the day with a spell of rain
(8)______(come) later on in the afternoon.”
“Well then, let’s set off then as soon as you are done.”
“Sure. How do you think Mrs. Boone (9)______(react) to the news once you tell
her this evening?”
“She (10)______(be) not be happy, but then she always (11)______(react) that
way to any change.”
“OK – so do you want to put it off by another day?”
Boone did not answer.
Jon started the engine and Boone (12)______(climb) into the boat and cast off the
line. The two men (13)______(nod) to each other and then started out.
SET 3
Information technology ……………1………… (change) the way we access
information. Since its introduction in the 1980’s, the
internet ……………….2……………. (become) cheap and commonplace. Some
people ………..3…………. (see) this as an opportunity to deal with problems like
unemployment. They …………….4…………… (argue) that the
government…………..5…………. (provide) free internet access to
people …………6………… (look) for a job. I ………….7………… (not agree)
with this point of view for several reasons.
Lack of skills ………….. 8…………… (be) the main reason
that ………….9……………. (prevent) jobless people from ………..10……….
(find) employment. Instead of ……………11………… (offer) free internet to the
people, the government …………….12………… (organize) training programs for
the jobless.
Giving free internet is unlikely to be of any help. In the first place,
it …………13……… (be) nearly impossible to control how these
technologies ……….14……… (use). Instead of this, the
government …………15………… (use) public money to provide subsidized or
free bus tickets for the unemployed who ……….16…………. (need) to travel for
a job interview.
SET 4
One evening,(1)………………(walk) down the road I saw a funny old man
(2) ………………(lean) against a lamp-post. (3) ………………(look) at my
pockets he asked if I had got my salary. (4) ………………(surprise) at the
question I wanted (5) ………………(move) away but he held on to my arm as if it
was my duty (6) ……………… (treat) him to coffee. (7) ………………(realise)
that it was no use (8) ………………(argue) with him, I let him
(9) ………………(drag) me to the nearest coffee shop.
SET 5
I _____1______ (know) that it was my sister's voice. I ____2___(rush) into the
corridor. By the light of the corridor lamp, I ______3_____( see) my sister at the
door of her room. Her face was pale with terror and her hands_____4_____(grope)
for help. Her whole figure ____5_____(sway) unsteadily. I ran to her and
_____6_____(throw) my arms around her, but her knees_____7_____(give) way
and she ____8_____ (fall) to the ground.
SET 6
I ____________ (1) (realize) that I _________ (2) (know) one of the two men by
sight, and I ______ (3) (spend) a few seconds thinking why he ____________ (4)
(seek) me out on a Sunday afternoon.
During this pause, three small boys _______ (5) (walk) up the passage from the
house behind me, __________ (6) (thread) a way around me and the two men
outside, and silently ___________ (7) (climb) like cats up into a tree in the middle
of the lawn outside. There, the three figures ______________ (8) (rest),
_________________ (9) (become) immobile, _____________ (10) (lie) on their
stomachs, deep in a secret game.
SET 7
Coffee is a beverage ___1___ ( drink ) by many past generations of people. What
most people do not realize is that coffee is ___2___ ( make ) from beans ___3___
( pick ) from trees. Coffee trees ___4___ ( grow ) either from seeds or cuttings.
These trees will begin to ___5___ ( bear ) crops when they are about four years
old. Workers on coffee plantations have to pick the beans by hand. After the beans
___6___ ( gather ), they are ___7___ ( roast ) at high temperatures. This process
___8___ ( give ) them their fragrance.
The best coffee is made from freshly ___9___ ( grinding ) beans. There are many
different ways of ___10___ ( prepare ) coffee. Coffee can be served either with or
without milk.
SET 8
It is not unusual for all sorts of insects to ___1___ ( call ) bugs. However, in
reality, this name should only ___2___ ( give ) to a particular group of insects
called Hemipetra. These insects have tube-like beaks which they use to ___3___
( suck ) sap from the plants on which they ___4___ ( live ). Others prey upon other
insects by ___5___ ( inject ) poison into them. These insects are brightly ___6___
( colour ) and come in all sizes and shapes. A nymph, or a young bug, has no
wings and cannot ___7___ ( fly ). Adult bugs, however, ___8___ ( have ) two
pairs of wings. When not in use, the hind pair of wings ___9___ ( lie ) folded and
___10___ ( hide ) behind the front pair.

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