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  Quiz #10 - Perfect Tenses (Have, Has, etc...)
 
 
 
Directions: For questions 1-10, read the following sentences and choose the answer from the choices that best explains what is happening. When you are finished, click on the "Check My Answers Now" button to see your score. You can also compare how you did versus other students by clicking on the name of the test you just completed. REMEMBER to enter a nickname.
 
1. Mike is looking for his keys. He can't find it. He ______ his keys.
  has lost
has losted
has lose
have losted
 
2. Margaret can't walk and her leg is in a cast. She ______ her leg.
  has breaked
had break
has broken
has broked
 
3. Last week the bus fare was 80 cents. Now it is 1 dollar. The fare _____ by 20 cents.
  has going up
has gone up
has going up
has go up
 
4. The students were waiting for their test scores. The teacher just posted it. They ______ their scores.
  have gotted
have receive
has gotten
have just gotten
 
5. One of my friends never traveled outside Japan. He just returned from the U.S. One of my friends ______ from his trip abroad.
  has return
has returning
has returned
has just return
 
For questions 6-10, read the first sentence. Then choose the correct response for B.
 
6. A: Do you know where Julia is? B: No, I ______ her.
 
  haven't see
haven't seen
had not see
have not saw
 
7. A: What's in the newspaper today? B: I don't know. I _______ it yet.
  haven't reading
have read
hasn't reading
have not read
 
8. A: Are your friends here yet? B: Yes, _______ .
  he has just arrived
they have just arrived
he just arrived
they arrive
 
9. A: What does Tim think about your plan? B: I ______ yet.
  have not been telling
hasn't tell
have not told
haven't tell
 
10. A: What time is David leaving? B: He ______ .
  has already left
has already leave
have already left
already have left
 
 
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09/08/2008 12:17 AM
Russian sumo wrestlers expelled for marijuana (AP)

Sumo wrestlers Hakurozan, front, and Roho, both from Russia, leave a room after attending a meeting at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Monday September 8, 2008.  The two brothers were fired from the Japan Sumo Association after they were found positive for marijuana use, Japanese press reports said. Roho has publicly denied using the drug. Kyodo News also reported that Hakorozan has made a similar denial. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Two popular Russian sumo wrestlers were slapped with lifetime bans from Japan's ancient national sport for allegedly using marijuana and the head of the Japan Sumo Association resigned Monday to take responsibility for the scandal, officials said.


09/07/2008 11:46 PM
Koike launches bid to be Japan's first female PM (AFP)

File photo of Yuriko Koike in Tokyo, who announced a bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Yuriko Koike, a former television anchorwoman and defence minister, on Monday announced her bid to become Japan's first female prime minister.