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9. For the past few years, scientists ---- the effects of antibiotic 13. When new companies and technologies ---- geothermal
overuse, and probably they ---- a paper soon. poised to become a major player in clean energy, it ----
the key to providing 100% clean electricity to everyone in
A) studied / will be issuing the world.
B) will have studied / issue
A) are making / has been
C) have studied / will issue
B) made / had been
D) have been studying / have issued
C) make / will be
E) are studying / will have issued
D) will be making / is
E) were making / would be

10. According to the data, female literacy ---- at 54% by 14. A Japanese billionaire ---- to the Moon as a tourist with a
2001 in India; however, it ---- a significant jump when it group of artists in 2023 once a private company ---- the
increased to 65% in 2011. preparations.
A) was standing / has seen A) was going to travel / finalised
B) stood / had seen B) will travel / has finalised
C) had been standing / had seen C) travels / will finalise
D) has stood / is seeing D) has travelled / has finalised
E) had stood / saw E) is travelling / is going to finalise

11. When Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning 15. By the time human beings finally ---- on the surface of
sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ----, he ---- the state for 46 Mars, they ---- space vehicles onto the Red Planet for
years. decades.
A) would die / was ruling A) stepped / were launching
B) had died / ruled B) will step / will have launched
C) died / had been ruling C) step / will have been launching
D) was dying / ruled D) have stepped / will be launching
E) has died / has been ruling E) had stepped / would be launching

12. When the USSR ---- to lose its regional dominance in the 16. In the years preceding World War II, young German
early 1990s, the republics under Soviet rule ---- to set up artists, who ---- an art education in their country, ----
their own governing bodies. abroad to be included in the global art fields and carry
out artistic activities.
A) begins / would have already started
A) receive / have gone
B) began / had already started
B) received / had gone
C) has begun / has already started
C) had received / went
D) was beginning / would already start
D) were receiving / had been going
E) would begin / already started
E) have received / will go

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