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 It was ____________ to suppose that George could ever get here on time.
A:mistaken
B:false
C:a failure
D:a mistake
I will give you my friend’s home address, ________ I can be reached most evenings.
A:which
B:when
C:whom
D:where
Ted was so worn out that he just _____ down and slept for ten hours.
A:lied
B:laid
C:lay
D:had lain
It's a/an _____________ to waste your money on such a film.
A:crime
B:offence
C:wrong
D:illness
Something must have happened on their way here, or they _____ by now.
A:should have arrived
B:should arrive
C:would have arrived
D:would arrive
What _____ next will be discussed at today’s meeting.
A:will do
B:to do
C:shall we do
D:to be done
A ____________ of stones fell on the police who were trying to hold people back.
A:fit
B:pile
C:crowd
D:rain
There is a nice-looking car there. I wonder ______.
A:whom it belongs to
B:whom does it belong to
C:it belongs to whom
D:whom does it belong
Mistakes, if they lead to greater self knowledge, are _____________.
A:no bad thing
B:not bad things
C:no any bad things
D:in no way bad thing
Do what you think is right _____ they say.
A:however
B:whatever
C:whichever
D:if only
________ all your children will leave home to lead their own lives as adults.
A:Eventually
B:Finally
C:At last
D:At the end
I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I ______ there.
A:were
B:would be
C:had been
D:will be
We've already sent out the invitation cards, but we don't know how many people_________.
A:come
B:are coming
C:came
D:have come
The new bus stop is _____________ easy for people to get to.
A:dead
B:deadly
C:much
D:complete
The teacher, as well as all his students, _____ by the dancer’s performance.
A:was impressed
B:had impressed
C:impressed
D:be impressed
Our society has changed and ______ in it.
A:so the people have
B:the people have so
C:so have the people
D:have the people so
Nothing can _____________ the friendship we have shared all these years.
A:be equal to
B:be as equal as
C:equal to
D:equal
It ________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _______ I found we had a lot in common.
A:was until; when
B:was until; that
C:wasn’t until; when
D:wasn’t until; that
I was _____ at the stop as long as thirty minutes.
A:made waiting
B:kept waiting
C:keeping waited
D:kept waited
Not always _____ they want to.
A:people can do what
B:people cannot do what
C:can people do what
D:can’t people do what
Those _____ are selected come to register, please.
A:he
B:they
C:who
D:whom
Your hard work over the years for the company _____________.
A:is worth of a credit
B:gives him credit
C:does you credit
D:has lots of credit to you
Jimmy insisted that the work ______ by the middle of June.
A:will be finished
B:is finished
C:be finished
D:may be finished
The football match _____ in the afternoon.
A:has been held
B:is being held
C:is going to be held
D:will hold
I have got some leave ____________ to me at the end of the month and I will have a good rest.
A:coming
B:belonging
C:owing
D:due
Sorry, I don’t know he is a friend of _____.
A:your brother
B:your brothers
C:your brother’s friend
D:your brother’s
When evening came, the roads were completely ____________ of traffic.
A:empty
B:deserted
C:filled
D:clear
The manager has his employees_____ a business report every week.
A:to write
B:written
C:writing
D:write
He could not help ____ that something bad would happen.
A:to think
B:think
C:thinking
D:being thinkings
Henry talks to his dog as if it ______ him.
A:understood
B:understand
C:understands
D:would understand
Peter wishes that he _____ law instead of literature when he was in college.
A:could study
B:studied
C:had studied
D:would study
I know he hasn't finished his work, but ____________, he is a very busy man.
A:above all
B:after all
C:for all
D:in all
The news _____quickly and made a stir.
A:spread
B:spreads
C:spreaded
D:was spread
You should have been more patient ______ that customer;I'm sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.
A:of
B:with
C:for
D:at
While they were having afternoon tea, he was invited to ___________ for dinner.
A:stay
B:remain
C:sit
D:keep
We'll leave as soon as it________ raining.
A:is stopping
B:stops
C:will stop
D:shall stop
After Jackson ______ for an hour, he came to the conclusion that Mrs. Bonnie was not coming.
A:waited
B:was waiting
C:has waited
D:had been waiting
The girl _____ house he visited was Sherry.
A:of which
B:of whom
C:which
D:whose
It’s up to the young man himself to _____________ a career.
A:elect
B:choose
C:pick
D:get
The President is expected to _____________ the Congress every August.
A:talk
B:speak
C:address
D:greet
The man in the corner confessed to _______ a lie to the manager of the company.
A:have told
B:be told
C:being told
D:having told
The various measures the government has taken are meant to _________ the world trade.
A:produce
B:proceed
C:promote
D:remote
The moon is a world that is completely still and _____ utter silence prevails.
A:that
B:where
C:which
D:whenever
When he arrived, he found _______ the aged and the sick at home.
A:none but
B:none other than
C:nothing but
D:no other than
There are ___ many league members in class 2 ___ in Class 4.
A:both; and
B:so; that
C:either; or
D:as; as
Prices are _________ at an ever-increasing speed; people are complaining loudly.
A:going
B:advancing
C:progressing
D:moving
Every means ______ been tried ever since the machine broke down.
A:has
B:have
C:are
D:is
The school is ____________ to the university as a teaching research centre.
A:connected
B:joined
C:united
D:attached
No one can be sure if the car on display fits him or her until he or she _____ them.
A:tries
B:will try
C:are trying
D:have tried
I _____ asleep in the corner, for I remember nothing of what happened during the night.
A:might fall
B:must fall
C:must have fallen
D:can have fallen
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