I. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. Last year we (introduced / were introducing) a new quality control system.

2. He (worked / was working) on the report all day long yesterday.

3. The other day I (phoned / was phoning) the bank about my overdraft.

4. This time yesterday morning he (was driving / had been driving) to work.

5. When (did you choose / were you choosing) to take a course in public administration?

6. British economist Alfred Marshal (was defining / defined) economics as ‘study of mankind in the ordinary business of life’.

7. My assistant (typed / was typing) a letter when the telephone (rang / rung).

8. I (found / was finding) the missing file while I (looked / was looking) for some other documents.

9. They (were / were being) one of our biggest competitors, but they (went / were going) bankrupt two months ago.

10. When I (arrived / was arriving) at the office Ms Flick (waited / was waiting) for me.

11. My fellow worker (was always complaining / always complained) about something and that (annoyed / were annoying) me so much.

12. While the chairman (was speaking / spoke), his secretary (was making / made) short notes for reference.

13. He (said / was saying) no at first, but then he (changed / was changing) his mind.

14. When I (declined / was declined) their offer, I only (was thinking / thought) of your welfare.

15. The auditors (noticed / were noticing) a large unauthorised withdrawal while they (looked / were looking) through the annual accounts.

II. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа:

1. The standard of living in Belarus (has gone up / went) up during the 2000s.

2. We (have sent / sent) you the payment order twice this week.

3. The union (agreed / has agreed) on Tuesday to resume wage negotiations.

4. How long ago (have you taken / did you take) the courses in professional development?

5. This month we (received / have received) a lot of complaints about customer service.

6. In the past year, how often (did you use / had you used) your smartphone for any shopping-related activity?

7. (Have you ever applied / Did you ever apply) any tried-and-tested methods to motivate your staff?

8. Several months ago the management (launched / has launched) the new insurance scheme for the employees.

9. It was announced that the lawmakers (had rejected / have rejected) the proposal to reduce taxes.

10. After the official end of the assembly, the exchange of views (continued / has continued) for a few minutes in the lecture hall.

11. The slow economy (has forced / forced) many companies in the past few months to cut back on the numbers in their workforce.

12. He (lived / has lived) in Glasgow for five years and then (had moved / moved) to Manchester.

13. After we (had designed / have designed) the new logo, our company’s image definitely (improved / had improved).

14. They (were operating / have operated) as a joint venture since the company (started / have started) in 2010.

15. Hardly (had I finished / did I finish) with the cost-efficiency analysis when the CEO (called / had called) me out.

16. The applicants (had been / were) happy to hear that they (had passed / passed) the job interview successfully.

17. Nicole (closed / has closed) the windows, (set / setted) the alarm and (leaved / left) the office.

18. I never (have been / had been) to an international exhibition until I (attended / was attending) the one in Tokyo last week.

19. How (did it happen / has it happened) that you (became / had become) interested in public administration?

20. Mr. Bronx (was / had been) the Chief Executive of the company for twenty years before he (had retired / retired).