

Choose the best answer:
1. Everyone congratulated Judy on her suggestion, but actually I thought of it ....... .
A. first B. at first C. firstly D. at the beginning
2. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad ....... ever since he offended her at the party. A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats
3. ........ could only have been made by someone totally incompetent. A. How serious a mistake B. So serious is this mistake
C. Such serious mistakes D. So serious a mistake
4. Global warming has progressed ........ glaciers everywhere are shrinking.
A. too much that B. enough to cause C. to such an extent that D. so great an extent that
5. ........comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it. A. It B. Therefore C. There D. That
6. You said you were leaving, ........ you’re still here. Is everything all right ? A. yet B. while C. so D. even if
7. Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her. She’s so used to getting her own ........ . A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views
8. It’s unlikely that two students would write identical compositions without ....... .
A. one who copies the other B. one copying from the other C. one to copy the other’s D. each other’s copying
9. Hassan is down with influenza and he is feeling ....... right now. A. critically B. barely C. poorly D. weakly
10. ....... factories continue to comply with the law, improved air quality will not diminish.
A. As long as B. As soon as C. As far as D. As little as
11. Why do you say the project should be changed even more ? Personally, I cannot see the ....... of introducing so many alterations.
A. point B reason C. clue D. ground
12. How voters will react to this latest political scandal ........ to be seen. A. is B. remains C. has D. waits
13. They arrived home only ........ the house had been burgled in their absence.
A. upon finding B. to find that C. after having found D. then did they find
14. We can’t go skating. The ...... has been closed for repair. A. ring B. course C. rink D. pitch
1. Everyone congratulated Judy on her suggestion, but actually I thought of it ....... .
A. first B. at first C. firstly D. at the beginning
2. Paul’s been in Alice’s bad ....... ever since he offended her at the party. A. eyes B. books C. likes D. treats
3. ........ could only have been made by someone totally incompetent. A. How serious a mistake B. So serious is this mistake
C. Such serious mistakes D. So serious a mistake
4. Global warming has progressed ........ glaciers everywhere are shrinking.
A. too much that B. enough to cause C. to such an extent that D. so great an extent that
5. ........comes a time when you have to make a decision and stick to it. A. It B. Therefore C. There D. That
6. You said you were leaving, ........ you’re still here. Is everything all right ? A. yet B. while C. so D. even if
7. Jo was shocked when I disagreed with her. She’s so used to getting her own ........ . A. mind B. way C. opinion D. views
8. It’s unlikely that two students would write identical compositions without ....... .
A. one who copies the other B. one copying from the other C. one to copy the other’s D. each other’s copying
9. Hassan is down with influenza and he is feeling ....... right now. A. critically B. barely C. poorly D. weakly
10. ....... factories continue to comply with the law, improved air quality will not diminish.
A. As long as B. As soon as C. As far as D. As little as
11. Why do you say the project should be changed even more ? Personally, I cannot see the ....... of introducing so many alterations.
A. point B reason C. clue D. ground
12. How voters will react to this latest political scandal ........ to be seen. A. is B. remains C. has D. waits
13. They arrived home only ........ the house had been burgled in their absence.
A. upon finding B. to find that C. after having found D. then did they find
14. We can’t go skating. The ...... has been closed for repair. A. ring B. course C. rink D. pitch