Choose the right variant. 1. Higher education in the US___in 1636 when the first colonists___Harvard College. a) has begun, founded b) began, have founded c) began, founded d) was beginning, have founded 2. Noah Webster___ An American Dictionary of the English Language in two volumes in 1828, and since then it___the recognized authority for usage in the United States. a) published, became b) has published, has become c) published, was becoming d) published, has become 3. He___at Oxford then. He was not the best student, though he ___ well known among the second year students. a) was studying, became b) was studying, has become c) studied, became d) has studied, has become 4. One day when he___home he___a boy who___ him from the opposite side of the street. a) was walking, saw, watched b) walked, has seen, was watching c) was walking, saw, was watching d) has walked, has seen, has watched 5. It was midnight. She____ in her lonely room. The rain driven by the rain__ against the window. a) sat, beat b) was sitting, was beating c) has sat, beat d) has been sitting, has been beating