

Choose the best answer:
1. We can judge the success of your scheme only by taking ....... account the financial benefits over the next few years.
A. into B. out C. from D. over
2. I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the ...... of the clock. A. hands B. pointers C. arms D. fingers
3. For my birthday, I was given a writing set ....... two pens, envelopes and notepaper.
A. involving B. comprising C. consisting D. holding
4. It’s really depressing, ....... without a terrorist attack somewhere in the world.
A. A day goes by hardly B. Hardly a day goes by C. A day goes hardly by D. Hardly goes a day by
5. I think Ed must fancy Carol, ...... she speaks to him, he blushes. A. Then B. As soon C. Afterwards D. Whenever
6. Scientists are predicting that the area is due ...... a difficult hurricane season. A. to B. by C. of D. for
7. The unpaid bills will be ...... to next month’s account. A. carried in B. carried on C. carried up D. carried over
8. The posters all had the same ....... saying “ When Women Stop, Everything Stops ”. A. lullaby B. sign C. slogan D. flag
9. I hate to admit it, but I was ....... wrong about him. He’s a charming young man. A. dead B. deathly C. deadly D. dying
10. New legislation makes it possible for the Government to ....... protest marches. A. ban B. forestall C. disapprove D. deny
11. She ...... wanted a house overlooking the sea. A. particularly B. strongly C. essentially D. extremely
12. Most people ....... the Government’s economic policy as a success, claimed the spokesman.
A. measure B. hope C. look on D. believe
13. His grades are excellent, ........ he didn’t get into the college of his choice. A. so B. still C. as D. yet
14. Not ...... anywhere in the thirteen colonies before the American Revolution. A. a single bank B. a bank existed single
C. existed a single bank D. a single bank existed
1. We can judge the success of your scheme only by taking ....... account the financial benefits over the next few years.
A. into B. out C. from D. over
2. I couldn’t tell what time it was because workmen had removed the ...... of the clock. A. hands B. pointers C. arms D. fingers
3. For my birthday, I was given a writing set ....... two pens, envelopes and notepaper.
A. involving B. comprising C. consisting D. holding
4. It’s really depressing, ....... without a terrorist attack somewhere in the world.
A. A day goes by hardly B. Hardly a day goes by C. A day goes hardly by D. Hardly goes a day by
5. I think Ed must fancy Carol, ...... she speaks to him, he blushes. A. Then B. As soon C. Afterwards D. Whenever
6. Scientists are predicting that the area is due ...... a difficult hurricane season. A. to B. by C. of D. for
7. The unpaid bills will be ...... to next month’s account. A. carried in B. carried on C. carried up D. carried over
8. The posters all had the same ....... saying “ When Women Stop, Everything Stops ”. A. lullaby B. sign C. slogan D. flag
9. I hate to admit it, but I was ....... wrong about him. He’s a charming young man. A. dead B. deathly C. deadly D. dying
10. New legislation makes it possible for the Government to ....... protest marches. A. ban B. forestall C. disapprove D. deny
11. She ...... wanted a house overlooking the sea. A. particularly B. strongly C. essentially D. extremely
12. Most people ....... the Government’s economic policy as a success, claimed the spokesman.
A. measure B. hope C. look on D. believe
13. His grades are excellent, ........ he didn’t get into the college of his choice. A. so B. still C. as D. yet
14. Not ...... anywhere in the thirteen colonies before the American Revolution. A. a single bank B. a bank existed single
C. existed a single bank D. a single bank existed