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a) among; b) in; c) is; d) have; e) It has been decided to open a new branch; f) I don't like being told what to do; g) were; h) started; i) should be; j) had reached.

Choose the best answer: a) Rapid technological progress does not create tension ........... workers. (within, among) b) How can I give ........... when I am not at fault. (in, up) c) A red and black horse ........... grazing in the field. (is, are) d) Milton was one of the greatest poets that ........... ever lived. (has, have) e) The passive voice of 'We have decided to open a new branch' is ........... (To open a new branch has been decided by us / It has been decided to open a new branch) f) The passive voice 'I don't like people telling me what to do' is ........... (I don't like being told what to do / I do not like being told by the people) g) He walks as if he ........... lame. (was / were) h) It's time we ........... our work. (started / start) i) If I were an orange, I ........... spherical and juicy. (shall be / should be) j) Unless she ........... there on time, they would have selected someone else. (reached / had reached)

a) among: the tension is among many workers (more than two). b) in: "give in" means to yield or admit defeat. c) is: "A red and black horse" is one horse (one article), so the verb is singular. d) have: "that" refers to the plural "poets". e) It has been decided to open a new branch: the usual passive when the actor is not important. f) I don't like being told what to do: the gerund passive. g) were: "as if" with a present unreal comparison. h) started: "It's time we ..." takes the simple past. i) should be: second conditional with a first-person subject. j) had reached: past perfect to match the third conditional "would have selected".

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