Right form of Verbs

The path _____ paved, so we were able to walk through the path.

I cannot hear what you _________ because everybody is talking so loudly.

Rahim walks as if he _____ a lame man.

Each member, along with the leaders, ______ expected to contribute.

I smell something ____________.

The Calendar is____ the wall.

The policy that you are referring to ________ during the last administration.

He is ____ poetry.

_______ your shoes before you enter the room?

Questions 11 to 20: Fill in the blanks:
11. My uncle considered ______ his business, when it was running really low.

Scarcely had he completed his study_____ his mother called him.

'The Arabian Nights' (be) my favourite book.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate part: We look forward ____ a response from you.

Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb: The police _____ informed yesterday.

I don't mind ____ with the cooking but I am not going to wash the dishes.

Pick the appropriate word and complete the sentence: One of my friends _____ coming today.

I ______ anything from her in long time.

It's time (you realize) your mistakes. Which of the following clause best fits in the above sentence?

Neither Rana nor his friends ______ guilty.

He spoke as if he ____ it.