GRAMMAR_TOEFL

My roommate complained about all the bugs ---- around since we moved in.

• to be flying

• have flown

• to being flown

• having been flying

• be flown

He drove instead of flying ---- he could stop by his uncle on the way there.

• so that

• in case

• hence

• however

• moreover

We lost our final game and ---- we didn't make it to the top 16.

• therefore

• notwithstanding

• however

• since

• providing

When he ---- from the company he ---- for 20 years, he felt devastated.

• has been fired/has worked

• fired/had worked

• fired/worked

• was fired/had been working

• had been fired/has worked

By the time I ---- enough money, it ---- too late to turn things around.

• save/has been

• had saved/has been

• had saved/was

• would save/had been

• have saved/was

Finally after a long meeting, the republican party is set ---- now.

• to have been centralized

• to be centralized

• having been centralized

• being centralized

• to centralize

Jimmy ---- watching football at work, I won't be surprised if he is fired soon.

• must not have been caught

• might not have caught

• shouldn't have been caught

• needn't be caught

• shouldn't have caught

Daniel was exhausted ---- all day playing in the backyard.

A) spending

B) having been spending

C) spent

D) being spent

E) having spent

• spending

• having been spending

• spent

• being spent

• having spent

The company hired so many new employees last week, ---- they laid off two workers whose performance hadn't been satisfactory.

• in addition to

• as a result of this

• on the other hand

• consequently

• hence

Don't worry, by the time you ---- home I ---- dinner.

• came/will make

• have come/would have made

• come/will have made

• had come/made

• have come/will make