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QUESTION 161
He ______ for five hours.
  • D sleeps
  • B is sleeping
  • C had slept
  • A has been sleeping
Answer: The phrase 'for five hours' indicates a duration of time for an action that started in the past and is still continuing. This requires the present perfect continuous tense.
QUESTION 162
You ______ to see a doctor immediately.
  • B ought
  • D may
  • A must
  • C can
Answer: The presence of 'to' after the blank indicates that the correct modal verb is 'ought', as it is typically followed by 'to' ('ought to') to give advice or show moral obligation.
QUESTION 163
Let him ______ what he wants to.
  • C does
  • D doing
  • B to do
  • A do
Answer: The verb 'let' is followed by a bare infinitive (the base form of the verb without 'to'). Therefore, 'do' is the correct choice.
QUESTION 164
The patient ______ before the doctor arrived.
  • A died
  • D dies
  • B has died
  • C had died
Answer: When two actions happened in the past, the action that occurred earlier is expressed in the past perfect tense ('had' + V3). The patient's death happened before the doctor's arrival.
QUESTION 165
______ is a good exercise.
  • C Walking
  • B Walked
  • A To walking
  • D Walk
Answer: When a verb is used as the subject of a sentence, it takes the gerund form (verb + -ing). 'Walking' here acts as a noun.
QUESTION 166
He denied ______ the window.
  • C to have broken
  • B breaking
  • D break
  • A to break
Answer: The verb 'deny' is followed by a gerund (verb + -ing), not an infinitive. Therefore, 'breaking' is the correct form.
QUESTION 167
The price of petrol has been ______ by the government.
  • B rised
  • D risen
  • C raised
  • A rose
Answer: 'Raise' is a transitive verb meaning 'to lift up' or 'to increase', and it requires an object. 'Rise' is intransitive. Since the government (agent) is increasing the price (object), 'raised' is correct.
QUESTION 168
Please ______ down for a moment.
  • C laid
  • D lain
  • A lay
  • B lie
Answer: 'Lie' is an intransitive verb meaning 'to rest in a flat position'. 'Lay' is a transitive verb meaning 'to put something down'. Since there is no object, the intransitive verb 'lie' is correct.
QUESTION 169
One of my friends ______ gone to France.
  • A have
  • C are
  • B has
  • D is
Answer: The phrase 'one of' is followed by a plural noun ('friends'), but the verb must agree with 'one', which is singular. Hence, 'has' is the correct verb.
QUESTION 170
If I ______ a bird, I would fly in the sky.
  • C were
  • A was
  • D had been
  • B am
Answer: This sentence expresses a hypothetical or imaginary situation (subjunctive mood). In such cases, 'were' is used with all subjects, including singular ones like 'I'.