Question

Open the brackets putting the verbs into Past Simple or Present Perfect:
11. Last December, many forecasters (to predict) a volatile year for this sector. 12. Over the past year, investors` experiences with large-cap stocks (to range) from dissappointment, as with IBM, to outright disaster, as with Yahoo. 13. The industry (to make) great progress in sustainable forest management. 14. She never (to be) outside her town, but always (to dream of) travelling. 15. The intergovernmental conference on European Political Union (to begin) without a clear agenda or plan. 16. The end of cold war dramatically (to alter) the European security enviroment and (to generate) new pressures for foreign and defense policy cooperation. 17. Since 1979, Soros, a native Hungarian, (to plough) more than $100 m of his speculation profits into funding an 18-strong network of foundation spanning central and eastern Europe and Russia. 18. Soros (to make) his name as the billionaire benefactor of the eastern bloc. 19. Professor Tim Hopkins (to be) the Managing Director of Lombard Street Research since he (to found) the Company in July 1989. 20. China`s exports to the United States (to grow) by 1600 percent over the past 15 years, and US exports to China (to grow) by 415 percent.

Answer 1

11. Last December, many forecasters  predicted a volatile year for this sector. 12. Over the past year, investors` experiences with large-cap stocks have  ranged from disappointment, as with IBM, to outright disaster, as with Yahoo.
13. The industry  made great progress in sustainable forest management.
14. She has never  been outside her town, but always  has dreamed of travelling.
15. The intergovernmental conference on European Political Union began without a clear agenda or plan.
16. The end of cold war dramatically has  altered the European security environment and generated new pressures for foreign and defense policy cooperation.
17. Since 1979, Soros, a native Hungarian, has sloughed more than $100 m of his speculation profits into funding an 18-strong network of foundation spanning central and eastern Europe and Russia.
18. Soros has made his name as the billionaire benefactor of the eastern bloc.
19. Professor Tim Hopkins was the Managing Director of Lombard Street Research since he has founded the Company in July 1989.
 20. China`s exports to the United States were grown by 1600 percent over the past 15 years, and US exports to China  grew by 415 percent.

Answer 2

11. Last December, many forecasters predicted a volatile year for this sector. 12. Over the past year, investors` experiences with large-cap stocks have ranged from dissappointment, as with IBM, to outright disaster, as with Yahoo. 13. The industry made great progress in sustainable forest management. 14. She has never been outside her town, but has always dreamt of traveling. 15. The intergovernmental conference on European Political Union began without a clear agenda or plan. 16. The end of cold war dramatically altered the European security enviroment and generated new pressures for foreign and defense policy cooperation. 17. Since 1979, Soros, a native Hungarian, has ploughed more than $100 m of his speculation profits into funding an 18-strong network of foundation spanning central and eastern Europe and Russia. 18. Soros made his name as the billionaire benefactor of the eastern bloc. 19. Professor Tim Hopkins has been the Managing Director of Lombard Street Research since he found the Company in July 1989. 20. China`s exports to the United States have grown by 1600 percent over the past 15 years, and US exports to China have grown by 415 percent.