Active voice

1. We always ___ a dictionary when we ___ texts.

A consult A translates

B is consulting B translate

C consults C is translating

2. Byron ___ the language of poetry and boldly ___ it with the life of people.

A reforms A linked

B reformed B links

C reform C is linking

3. In his plays O. Wilde ___ his satire against various aspects of contemporary life.

A direct

B directs

C is directing

4. Now the author ___ the corruption of the upper classes of society.

A reveals

B is revealing

C reveal

5. If you ___ the report in time, you’ll take part in the discussion.

A prepares

B prepare

C is preparing

6. We ___ the plan for the second term at the meeting from 3 to 5 yesterday.

A are discussing

B were discussing

C discussed

7. The students ___ to news at 9 o’clock tomorrow.

A will listen to

B will be listening to

C listens to

8. For two decades he ___ works of the autobiographical kind.

A has written

B has been writing

C have written

9. Her works of the last period ___ realistic novels and stories was about the common people of her time.

A was

B are

C is

10. He ___ to the dean yet.

A hasn’t spoken

B haven’t spoken

C isn’t speaking

11. They ___ English for ten years at a college.

A will teach

B will have been teaching

C are teaching

12. The schoolchildren ___ school by next month.

A finish

B will have finished

C will finish

13. Where you ___ before you entered the University?

A studied

B had studied

C study

14. By the end of his life Longfellow ___ recognition all over the world.

A has won

B had won

C have won

15. Mary ___ as a teacher for 20 years by last September.

A have worked

B had been working

C worked