The American Center English Club Placement Test

The correct tenses in the sentence are "tiptoed/sat/had finished". This is because the sentence is describing actions that occurred in the past. "Tiptoed" is the past tense of "tiptoe", "sat" is the past tense of "sit", and "had finished" is the past perfect tense of "finish". The use of past tense and past perfect tense indicates that all the actions happened before the speaker entered the room.

The correct answer is "by Friday" because it indicates that the report needs to be finished before the end of Friday. It implies that the report should be completed on or before Friday, suggesting a deadline for the task.

The word "as" is the correct answer because it is used to compare two things or actions that are similar. In this sentence, the speaker is comparing using a plastic bag to using an umbrella in order to stay dry. "As" is the most appropriate word to indicate this comparison.

The correct answer is "It’s the first time I have ever visited Eureka." This answer is correct because it uses the correct verb tense and structure. The phrase "It’s the first time I have ever visited" is grammatically correct and indicates that the speaker has never been to Eureka before. The other options use incorrect verb tenses or structures, such as "ever visit" or "ever visiting," which do not match the sentence correctly.

The correct answer is "put me off studying". This phrase means that the difficulty of the exam discouraged or demotivated the person from studying.

The correct answer is "what" because it is used to ask for information about something. In this context, the speaker is expressing annoyance about the fact that the person is always chewing gum, and they are asking for an explanation or reason for this behavior.

The correct answer is "Even so" because it indicates a contrast between the action of putting on a lot of sun-cream and still getting burnt. It suggests that despite taking precautions, the speaker still experienced the undesired outcome.

The correct answer is "needn’t have dressed up". This is because the sentence is in the past tense and the speaker is reflecting on a past event. The phrase "needn’t have" is used to express that something was not necessary in the past. In this context, it means that the speaker dressed up for the party, but later realized that it was not necessary because everyone else was wearing jeans.

Among the people who have had the greatest influence on our quality of life, the 19th century French scientist Pasteur stands out.

Over the past 150 years, many people worked hard and fought valiantly, and sometimes even died to expand the right to vote to all Americans. Today, no matter your gender, race or income level, American citizens 18 or older have the right vote. Yet, voter turnout rates in the United States, especially during midterm elections like those on Nov. 4, are among the lowest in the world.

Leading universities were warned yesterday that unless they are allowed to set their own fees for undergraduate courses, they will lose their world-class reputations.

The correct answer is "She suggested I should buy an English-English dictionary." This is the correct answer because it follows the correct structure for reporting someone's suggestion. When reporting a suggestion, we use the structure "suggest + (that) + subject + (should) + base form of the verb." In this case, the subject is "I" and the base form of the verb is "buy."

For over forty years, the company has been involved in the continuous process of designing test equipment for car manufacturers. This implies that the action of designing has been ongoing and still continues in the present. Additionally, the company has also built strong customer relationships during this period, indicating that the action of building these relationships has been completed in the past. Therefore, the correct tenses for the sentence are "have been designing" and "have built".

The correct answer is "of paying" because the phrase "have no intention" indicates a lack of desire or willingness to do something. In this case, the speaker is expressing that they have no intention of paying for the meal because it was awful.

When we moved in, we began by cleaning up the whole place. It took days! The people who had lived there before had not been what you would call houseproud. There was rubbish everywhere that had to be collected up and thrown out, and a whole lot of old furniture that I broke up and used to make a bonfire.

We met through a mutual friend one night at a party after a football match. Bill was on the dance floor and I was so amazed at his dance moves that I couldn't take my eyes off him. The next week, at a group dinner at a restaurant in New York, we got talking again, and one thing led to another. We have been engaged for a year and plan to get married on July 29.

During his trial, the driver continued to deny talking on his mobile phone at the time of the accident and refused to admit to driving dangerously, claiming that he was forced to accelerate in order to avoid hitting an old lady who was crossing the road at the time.

The correct answer is "he has cut the level of sugar in his diet". This answer accurately reflects the action of reducing the amount or level of sugar in his diet, which has resulted in him losing weight.

The sentence is discussing a past event (the bacteria being taken from cliffs in Devon) and its consequences in the present (the bacteria have shown themselves to be hardy space travelers). Therefore, the correct tenses are: taken (past participle) to indicate the action that has already happened, have shown (present perfect) to indicate the ongoing result of the past action, were (past simple) to indicate the past state of the bacteria, would survive (modal verb + base form) to indicate a hypothetical future condition, and exist (present simple) to indicate a general truth or fact.