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1. _____ apologized, I wouldn’t have been so upset at the time.
A. He had
2.

B. to have

C. I have

D. having

B. well

C. regards

D. in

B. didn’t you attend

C. you didn’t attend to

D. you didn’t go

B. have stopped

C. would stop

D. are going to stop

C. not to giving up

D. not giving up

They tried to talk her _____ .

A. of giving up
8.

D. haven’t liked him

I wish you _____ checking my e-mails. You’re invading my privacy.

A. will stop
7.

C. were against it

Please, let me know why _____ the meeting.

A. you didn’t attend
6.

B. were against

I don’t dislike the building. Now as _____ the neighborhood, I do have concerns.

A. about
5.

D. Would he

I had to admit _____completely forgotten our wedding anniversary.

A. to having
4.

C. Had he

She didn’t marry Peter, because her parents _____ .

A. wanted her
3.

B. If he

B. out of giving up

The problem with this product is that the designers _____ .

A. considered by users

B. haven’t considered the users

C. inadequate

D. inadequately trained

9.

_____ any further information, do not hesitate to contact me.

A. Should you need

B. You should need

C. Unless you need

D. You will need

10. We can’t buy a house unless we take out a(n) _____ .
A. mortgage

B. credit

C. overdraft

D. investment

C. for lost

D. the losses

11. Of course _____ I meant missed opportunities.
A. losing

B. by losses

12. Do you know how long _____ going to stay in Italy?

A. are jack and Suzy

B. Jack and Suzy is

C. Jack and Suzy are

D. Jack and Suzy

C. so nice

D. so nice

13. He’s too _____ person to say no.
A. nice a

B. nice

14. Due to lacking _____ , we couldn’t open the new store as scheduled.


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A. interest rates

B. expenses

C. shares

D. funds

15. Before _____ money, banks have to assess the risks involved.
A. to lend

B. borrowing

C. lending

D. they lent

16. Anyone who was shocked by the atrocities ought to ask himself what _____ to prevent them.
A. had they done

B. they must have done

C. they could have done

D. did they do

17. You are the only person _____ I can talk.
A. to whom

B. with who

C. that

D. which

18. Whatever you _____ done to fool Claire, I don’t believe a word of what you’ve said.
A. might

B. should have

C. will have

D. might have

19. I didn’t _____ to see Allen when I was in New York.
A. take

B. time

C. get

D. meet

20. The thing _____ I love the most about him is his smile.
A. what

B. is

C. have

D. that

21. First, add some _____ chopped garlic to the tomatoes.
A. small

B. finely

C. tidily

D. neatly

22. _____ had I left the building when they called me on my mobile.
A. just

B. as soon as

C. hardly

D. after

C. do you mean

D. you mean

23. I’m sorry. I can’t see what _____.
A. can you mean

B. you are meaning

24. The fox tries _____ to reach the fruit high up the tree.
A. in fail

B. in vain

C. in loss

D. in hope

25. Passengers are advised _____ their belongings with them at all times.
A. to keep

B. to mind

C. if they could mind

D. if they could keep

26. In 1998 she published the book _____ make Cheryl Dawn a household name in the US.
A. that was to

B. which

C. would

D. that might have

C. crashing

D. blazing

27. Jenny left her husband after a _____ row.
A. burning

B. heavy

28. She always gets away with _____ . The boss loves her.
A. she’s late

B. late

C. to be late

D. being late

29. Having spotted the burglar behind the curtain. I was scared _____ .
A. frozen

B. stiff

C. hard

D. over

30. She doesn’t reveal much about herself, and is _____ fascinating for it.
A. as

B. the same

C. all the more

31. It _____ to Fred that I secured a place at Harvard.

D. the more


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A. had been

B. had been up

C. was down

D. helped

32. “Where shall we go this weekend?” “What if we _____ in for a change?”
A. are staying

B. will stay

C. can stay

D. stayed

33. I can’t get used to _____ .
A. be alone all day

B. that I’m alone all day

C. being alone all day

D. I was alone all day

34. There was _____ anger in his voice that I had to hang up.
A. as much

B. such a lot of

C. such much

D. so much

35. When I asked him _____ the keys, Bob said he had no idea where they were.
A. if did he see

B. if he had seen

C. could he see

D. that he had seen

36. The concert was postponed, _____ to the lead singer’s illness.
A. because

B. for

C. owing

D. causing

C. should start

D. will start

37. It’s about time you _____ exercising regularly.
A. start

B. started

38. It took a long time _____ accepted.
A. for the theory to be

B. until the theory

C. the theory was

D. while the theory became

39. I don’t regard her _____ a threat to my marriage.
A. to be

B. having

C. as being

D. meaning

40. My sister _____ bought a laptop for her birthday last year.
A. were

B. was

C. has

D. had

41. If it _____ , they would have divorced by now.
A. had sold the house

B. weren’t for the house

C. weren’t because of the house

D. were sold the house

42. Why on earth _____ have done such a thing?
A. you

B. you would

C. would you

D. if you

43. Avoid questions that are too personal in a job interview.
A. you should answer

B. having answered

C. to answer

D. answering

44. We _____ give up when things took a turn for the better.
A. wanted

B. were about to

C. considered

D. have wanted to

45. Your shirt is dirty, I don’t think it will _____ for the wedding.
A. wear

B. present

C. do

D. make

C. would have told

D. would told

46. If I’d known about it, I _____ you for sure.
A. had told

B. should have told

47. I think our house _____ by the end of next year.


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A. will have sold

B. will have been sold

C. will be sold

D. is going to sold

48. My neighbours are so noisy. They _____ always move furniture around first thing in the morning.
A. might

B. do

C. should

D. will

49. Even though John had made a fortune, he _____ working as a consultant.
A. was going on

B. went on

C. went to

D. had gone

C. you think so

D. I look

50. I’m very sorry that _____ I’ve betrayed you.
A. you should think

B. why you think

51. I think I put my _____ in it when I asked Jane about her ex-husband.
A. thought

B. elbow

C. foot

D. nose

C. my mother’s

D. me

52. Have you met Julie? She is a friend of _____ .
A. my

B. my mother

53. This time next month, I _____ on a beach in Florida.
A. will lie

B. am lying

C. lie

D. will be lying

54. I think you should let your daughter _____ over at Judy’s.

A. sleep

B. to sleep

C. sleeping

D. sleeps

55. He always gets up at 5 o’clock in the morning, _____ on holiday.
A. moreover

B. although

C. however

D. even

56. Prices are too high and they will remain _____ until inflation comes down.
A. so

B. there

C. that

D. as

57. I bet your wife could tell _____ good few stories about you.
A. some

B. a

C. so

D. much

C. because

D. for not to

58. I put down the date in my diary _____ forget it.
A. that I won’t

B. so as not to

59. _____ she meets, they take an instant liking to her.
A. wherever

B. whoever

C. who

D. if

C. try

D. make

60. Will you _____ the carpet a clean while I’m out?
A. have

B. give

61. She was _____ hang up when I answered the phone.
A. to

B. about to

C. thinking of

D. considering

62. Having such a famous man for a father _____ had an effect on Jason’s childhood.
A. must

B. have

C. having

D. must have

63. Rather than _____ about how tired she was, she got on with her job.
A. to complain

B. complained

C. she complained

D. complain

C. to clearing

D. me clearing

64. Can you help _____ up the mess?
A. clear

B. with clear

65. The future of the planet doesn’t look too good, but there isn’t much _____ .


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A. I can make about it

B. I can do about it

D. I can’t do about it

C. Can I do about it

66. In the course of the meeting, Mr. Smith was _____ mishandling funds.
A. praised for

B. denied

C. accused of

D. informed by

67. My grandfather was never _____ apologize to anyone.
A. had to

B. known for

C. heard to

D. believed in

68. I couldn’t get in touch with her, even though I’d tried all possible _____ of communication.
A. ways

B. thing

C. means

D. tools

69. Despite deliberately _____ a personal distance from his co-worker, Josh acknowledged the dangers of
working together with such a beautiful woman.
A. was keeping

B. keeping

C. he kept

D. he had been keeping

70. We’ve got three very _____ cats.
A. alike-looking

B. similar-looking

C. same

D. alike

C. which was

D. where was

71. Sally failed all her exams, _____ a big surprise.
A. that was

B. was

72. There’s no point _____ the kids. They’re old enough to look after themselves.
A. to worry for

B. to worry about

C. in worrying for

D. in worrying about

73. My husband and I bought _____ last week.
A. some new furniture

B. a lot of new furnitures

C. any new furniture

D. pieces of new furnitures

74. Could you tell me what _____ ?
A. is the answer

B. the answer is

C. was the answer

D. would the answer be

75. If your invitations are met with repeated _____ , you should just leave him alone.
A. hypotheses

B. negatives

C. blunts

D. rebuffs

76. Charlie doesn’t _____ to grasp that next year’s budget may have to cut.
A. like

B. know

C. able

D. seem

77. Thanks for having met I’ve had _____ with you guys.
A. so fun

B. such fun

C. good time

D. so good time

78. We argue all the time, but I just don’t have _____ to leave my husband of thirty years.
A. feelings

B. decided

C. it in me

D. to take

C. in

D. by

79. Do you sell apples _____ the kilo?
A. for

B. at

80. I had _____ gone to bed than both kids started crying.
A. already

B. yet

81. Although we had tickets, we _____ for an hour.

C. scarcely

D. no sooner


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A. have kept waiting

B. made waiting

C. had made waiting

D. were kept waiting

C. neither have I

D. I haven’t

C. merely

D. likely

82. Jim hasn’t met the new boss yet, and _____ .
A. me too

B. neither I have

83. No need to get upset- I was _____ asking.
A. although

B. moreover

84. Have you seen Gone with the Wind? _____ it’s a very good film.
A. apparently

B. nevertheless

C. despite

D. admittedly

85. What does global warming have _____ overpopulation?
A. to do

B. to do with

C. made

D. made up

86. They had the luck to be present when history _____ .
A. had made

B. was being made

C. made

D. about to make

87. We _____ regret that our presentation has been cancelled.
A. very

B. would like to

C. much

D. have

88. He’s one of the most hated men in history, despite _____ anything really bad.
A. he didn’t do

B. he hadn’t done

C. not having done

D. not done

C. had been

D. that he

89. I congratulated Jack on _____ given the job.
A. was

B. having been

90. There is going to be less unemployment this year, or so the newspaper _____ .
A. tells

B. thinks

C. writes

D. says

91. If anybody wants to talk to me, tell _____ to call back later.
A. her

B. me

C. him

D. them

92. I wish he _____ that. My mother was so annoyed.
A. would say

B. would have said

C. hasn’t said

D. hadn’t said

93. If I _____ to feed the dog, it wouldn’t be starving now.

A. have had time

B. have time

C. had had time

D. never have time

C. called for

D. done for

94. I’ve broken her favorite vase. I’m _____ .
A. taken for

B. made for

95. The promises you have _____ will have to be kept.
A. been done

B. done

C. making

D. made

C. Me too

D. Had I

96. The kids had cereal for breakfast, and so _____ .
A. I did

B. Did I

97. Mrs Brown’s death came as no surprise, as she was said _____ ill for a long time.
A. to be

B. to have been

C. she had been

D. she was

98. _____ a large number of people in my life who have always done their utmost to help me achieve my
goals.


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A. there was

B. they were

C. they have been

D. there have been

99. _____ at the top of the hill, I could see the whole town.
A. standing

B. being stood

C. I had been standing

D. As I stand

100. My grandparents’ house _____ pulled down just before I was born.
A. had

B. had been

C. was

D. must have

101. Part of the reason Mark wanted to apply for the job _____ that employees were given plenty of room
to grow within the company.
A. he had recognized

B. realizing

C. was his recognition

D. was mainly

102. I can’t park here. That motorbike is _____ the way.
A. on

B. in

C. up

D. across

103. Most of my colleagues supported the idea, but a few were _____ it.
A. for

B. opposed

C. against

D. behind

104. It seemed _____ been snowing, but we knew it was only some white dust that had covered the whole
town.
A. like it had

B. if it had

C. as it had

D. as if it had

105. We _____ in the same street for years, but I only met my husband in 2009.
A. were living

B. lived

C. had been living

D. should have lived

106. Anger is something you should try to control, _____ you can let love roam free.
A. moreover

B. despite

C. whereas

D. neither

107. I can’t decide _____ to move in with my boyfriend.
A. if

B. that

C. about

D. whether

C. what you saw

D. you saw something

108. _____ at the party doesn’t concern me.
A. that you saw

B. which you saw

109. _____ me to your mother when you are in London.
A. tell

B. remind

C. remember

D. greet

110. Have you seen the film _____ Brad Pitt saves the world from the zombies?
A. that

B. in which

C. in that

D. about

C. not to be

D. she wasn’t

111. It was important for her _____ seen as a threat.
A. to not be

B. not being

112. Your husband was a bit out of control at the party, to _____ mildly.
A. put it

B. say

C. take it

D. tell

113. I think he’s an idiot. _____ , he’s not very intelligent.
A. having my say

B. that is to say

C. to say nothing

114. If I haven’t come back by seven o’clock, _____ dinner without me.

D. say no


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A. start

B. will start

C. you start

D. you're starting

115. Where do you think _____ to spend my summer holidays?
A. I should

B. a good place

C. might be the best place

D. I might

116. Let’s sleep on it, _____ we?
A. will

B. won't

C. don't

D. shall

117. We’ll need to discuss _____ we should close the shop.
A. about

B. that

C. what

D. whether

118. The confusion _____ the discovery of the body made everybody lose track of time.
A. had caused

B. was caused by

C. had been caused by

D. caused by

119. Don’t drink and drive ever again. You _____ easily been killed.
A. can

B. should have

C. could have

D. would

C. so is

D. such is

C. plotting

D. have plotted

120. I’m a teacher and _____ my husband.
A. is a teacher

B. is he

121. I think I’m _____ against.
A. having plotted

B. being plotted

122. James is rather lonely these days. Why _____ him round?
A. shouldn't invite

B. not invite

C. do you invite

D. will you invite

123. Writing her memoirs, Doreen, _____ lost a daughter to cancer, admitted that she had contemplated
suicide on many an occasion.
A. would have

B. who had herself

C. who must

D. have

124. It’s not so much his looks I don’t like _____ his inability to listen.
A. more

B. as

C. than

D. for

C. unemployeds

D. unemployments

125. There are more _____ than last year.
A. unemployment

B. unemployed

126. Whenever I visited her, my grandma _____ my favorite cake for me.
A. would make

B. use to make

C. would have made

D. have made

127. He was only nineteen years old, but he _____ developed a great sense of humor.
A. already

B. had still

C. had already

D. was just

128. I went to St Mary’s Elementary School, _____ all my friends.
A. so went

B. as did

C. like did

D. the same as

129. All I had to do to convince Janet, it turned out, _____ talk to her mother.
A. was to

B. is to

C. by

D. to

130. I couldn’t stay any longer due _____ having enough money to pay for the hotel.
A. to not

B. not

C. for

131. The _____ I want to live my life is nobody else’s business.

D. to


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A. way how

B. reason

C. way

D. how

C. that you lent

D. if you could lend

132. I was wondering _____ me some money.
A. that you can lend

B. if you lend

133. The boy I was about to meet _____ play a very important role in my life.
A. is going to

B. might have

C. would get to

D. has had to

C. make

D. do

134. You ought to _____ your car repaired.
A. take

B. get

135. Neither she nor her friend _____ invited to the party.
A. have

B. has been

C. will have

D. has

136. Their business hasn’t taken off as expected, _____ , they are happy that the number of their customers
is increasing.
A. furthermore

B. inasmuch as

C. nonetheless

D. moreover

C. having made

D. making me

C. was love you

D. do love you

137. She’s capable of _____ forget my own name.
A. making me to

B. having to

138. I’ve told you plenty of times. I _____ .
A. have love you

B. need love you

139. The turmoil caused by World War II lasted well _____ the fifties.
A. after

B. over

C. beyond

D. for

140. _____ I hadn’t been expecting any visitors, I was wearing pyjamas when the doorbell rang.
A. while

B. due to

C. why

D. since

B. what makes

C. how come

D. how is

141. _____ you’re late?
A. why

142. Would you slow down a bit, please? I can’t _____ you.
A. keep up with

B. put up with

C. make up to

D. hold on to

C. knocking

D. knock

143. _____ at the door before entering please.
A. knocked

B. to knock

144. The men will have to wait all day _____ the doctor works faster.
A. if

B. unless

C. whether

D. that

145. Mr. Smith, there’s a man at _____ front door who says he has _____ news for you of great importance.
A. the; Φ

B. the; the;

C. Φ;Φ;

D. Φ; the;

146. John said he’d been working in the office for an hour, _____ was true.
A. he

B. this

C. which

D. who

C. are lost

D. will lose

147. Hundreds of jobs _____ if the factory closes.
A. lose

B. will be lost

148. If this dictionary is not yours, _____ can it be?


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A. what else

B. who else

C. which else's

D. who else's

149. – Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?
- Yes, I gave it to her _____ I saw her.
A. while

B. the moment

C. suddenly

D. once

150. I’ve won a holiday for two to Florida. I _____ my mum.
A. am taking

B. haven taken

C. take

D. will have taken

151. – Why haven’t you bought any butter? – I _____ to, but I forgot about it.
A. liked

B. wished

C. meant

D. expected

152. A new cinema _____ here. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be built

B. is built

C. has been built

D. is being built

153. I read about it in some book, does it matter _____ it was?
A. where

B. what

C. how

D. which

154. Many people have helped with canned food; however the food bank needs _____ for the poor.
A. more

B. much

C. many

D. most

155. Sit down and rest. You need to _____ your energy for the tennis match this afternoon.
A. leave

B. save

C. hold

D. get

156. _____ late in the morning, Bob turned off the alarm.
A. to sleep

B. sleeping

C. sleep

D. having slept

157. In that case, there is nothing you can do _____ than wait.
A. more

B. other

C. better

D. any

158. I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a(n) _____ trick.
A. ordinary

B. easy

C. smart

D. simple

159. One learns a language by making mistakes and _____ them.
A. correct

B. correcting

C. corrects

D. to correct

160. _____ can you expect to get a pay raise.
A. With hard work

B. Although work hard

C. Only with hard work

D. Now that he works hard

161. – Write to me when you get home.
-_____ .
A. I must

B. I should

C. I will

D. I can

162. With its rapid growth in population, the city _____ in all directions in the past five years.
A. spreads

B. has spread

C. spread

D. had spread

163. – Why did you go back to the shop? – I left my friend _____ there.
A. waiting

B. to waiting

C. wait

D. waits

164. – Where is my blue shirt? – It’s in the washing machine. You have to wear _____ different one.


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A. any

B. the

C. a

D. other

165. People have heard what the President has said; they are waiting to see _____ he will do.
A. how

B. what

C. when

D. that

166. If you’re driving to the airport, can you give me a _____?
A. hand

B. seat

C. drive

D. ride

167. Four of Robert’s children were at the party, including _____ , Luke.
A. the oldest

B. an oldest one

C. the old

D. an old one

168. Naturally, after I tell her what to do, my daughter _____ go and do the opposite!
A. may

B. can

C. must

D. should

169. The manager, _____ his factory’s products were poor in quality, decided to give his workers further
training.
A. knowing

B. know

C. to know

D. being known

170. – Thanks for the lovely party and the delicious food.
- _____ .
A. no, thanks

B. never mind

C. all right

D. my pleasure

171. Sally worked late in the evening to finish her report _____ her boss could read it first thing next
morning.
A. so that

B. because

C. before

D. or else

172. Mr. Hall understands that _____ math has always been easy for him, it is not easy for the students.
A. unless

B. since

C. although

D. when

173. The man we followed suddenly stopped and looked as if _____ whether he was going in the right

direction.
A. seeing

B. having seen

C. to have seen

D. to see

174. The silence of the library _____ only by the sound of pages being turned over.
A. has been broken

B. breaks

C. broke

D. was broke

175. – Your coffee smells great! – It’s from Mexico. Would you like _____?
A. it

B. some

C. little

D. this

176. Perhaps we need to clear away these books to make _____ for our new students.
A. place

B. area

C. space

D. room

C. I’ll take it.

D. May I help you?

177. A: I’ve got your invitation.
B: Oh, good. _____
A. can you come?

B. Thanks a lot

178. A: I’m very _____ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.
B: Mm, it does have a _____ smell.
A. pleasant; pleased

B. pleased; pleasant

C. pleasant; pleasant

D. pleased; pleased


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179. A: you are so lucky.

B: What do you mean _____ that?
A. for

B. in

C. of

D. by

180. Prices of daily goods _____ through a computer can be lower than store prices.
A. are bought

B. bought

C. been bought

D. buying

181. John and I _____ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we
_____ each other a couple of times before that.
A. had been; have seen

B. have been; have seen

C. had been; had seen

D. have been; had seen

182. I don’t like talking on _____ telephone; I prefer writing _____ letters.
A. a; the

B. the; ___

C. the; the

D. ___; ___

183. This is Pike’s photo. We miss him a lot. He _____ trying to save a child in the earthquake.
A. killed

B. is killed

C. was killed

D. was killing

184. I think it’s going to be a big problem. I wonder _____ we can do about it.
A. if

B. how

C. what

D. that

185. I hear you’ve got a set of valuable Australian coins. _____ I have a look?
A. do

B. may

C. shall

D. should

186. A: He was nearly drowned once. B: When was _____?
A. that; it

B. this; this

C. this; it

D. that; this

187. A: How are the team playing?
B: They’re playing well, but one of them _____ hurt.
A. got

B. gets

C. are

D. were

188. A: You’re always working. Come on, let’s go shopping.
B: _____ you ever want to do is going shopping
A. anything

B. something

C. all

D. that

C. give it out

D. give it away

189. .A: Smoking is bad for your health.
B: Yes, I know. But I simply can’t _____ .
A. give it up

B. give it in

190. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. _____, neither of them could swim.
A. in fact

B. luckily

C. unfortunately

D. naturally

191. The famous basketball star, _____ tried to make a comeback, attracted a lot of attention.
A. where

B. when

C. which

D. who

C. not making

D. not to make

192. The teacher asked us _____ so much noise.
A. don’t make

B. not make

193. At this time tomorrow _____ over the Atlantic.


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A. we’re going to fly

B. we’ll be flying

C. we’ll fly

D. we’re to fly

194. Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story, or it may _____ the shocking ending.
A. give away

B. give out

C. give up

D. give off

C. where I visited

D. in which I visited

195. York, _____ last year, is a nice old city.
A. that I visited

B. which I visited

196. A: _____ David and Vicky _____ married?
B: For about three years.
A. How long were…being

B. How long have…got

C. How long have…been

D. How long did…get

197. The news came as no surprise to me. I _____ for sometimes that the factory was going to shut down.
A. had known

B. knew

C. have known

D. know

198. A: I hear they aren’t pleased with the house you’ve chosen for them.
B: Well, _____ could they live in such comfort?
A. where else

B. what else

C. how

D. why

199. _____ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
A. having given

B. to give

C. giving

D. given

200. A: I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.
B: There is no _____ for this while you are on duty.
A. reason

B. excuse

C. cause

D. complaint

201. He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation _____ it got worse.

A. until

B. when

C. before

D. as

202. _____ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.
A. even thought

B. unless

C. as long as

D. while

203. It’s so nice to hear from her again. _____ , we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. what’s more

B. that’s to say

C. in other words

D. believe it or not

C. during

D. over

C. the one-third time

D. one-third the time

204. They had a pleasant chat _____ a cup of coffee.
A. for

B. with

205. He did it _____ it took me.
A. one-third a time

B. one-third time

206. Come and see me whenever _____ .
A. You are convenient

B. You will be convenient

C. It is convenient to you

D. It will be convenient to you

207. A: Would you mind my sitting on the seat beside you, sir? B: _____ .
A. Sure, with pleasure

B. Yes, help yourself

C. I’m sorry, but it’s taken

D. Well, never mind


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208. A: What terrible weather! It _____ for more than a week.
A. Rains

B. Will be raining

C. Rained

D. Has been raining

209. Fran is an honest girl; I say it, _____ I don’t like her.
A. Even though

B. As if

C. As long as

D. As though

210. I don’t know _____ everyone in my class thinks I’m funny.
A. Why is it which

B. Why it is that

C. Who is it which

D. Who it is that

211. In Iraq nowadays, plenty of people are short of _____ necessities of life _____ food, water, medicine,
etc.
A. basic;like

B. expensive;such as

C. ordinary;that is

D. peaceful; for example

212. During the working hours, all the doctors and nurses had to _____ masks because of the threat of
SARS.
A. wear

B. put

C. dress

D. pull

213. The president, together with his bodyguards, _____ to the nuclear station _____ there was an accident
20 minutes ago.
A. have come; which

B. came; in which

C. has come; where

D. come; in which

214. Why do we have to _____ Sue’s bad behavior? We have to teach her to care for others.
A. get over with

B. keep up with

C. make up with

D. put up with

215. I didn’t go anywhere last summer holiday, because I wouldn’t be able to go on holiday with my mother
_____ ill.
A. was

B. be

C. being

D. to be

216. Twenty-four hours has passed after the explosion in mine, but rescue efforts to recover the missing
carried out.
A. are still being

B. have already been

C. are always

D. will soon be

217. It is these poisonous products _____ can cause the symptoms of the flu, such as headaches and aching
muscles.
A. who

B. that

C. how

D. what

218. The discovery of new evidence led to _____ .
A. the thief having caught

B. catch the thief

C. the thief being caught

D. the thief to be caught

219. Only when your identity has been checked _____ .
A. you are allowed in

B. you will be allowed in

C. will you allow in

D. will you be allowed in

220. Generally speaking _____ according to the directions, the drug has no side effects.

A. When taking

B. When taken

C. When to take

D. When to have taken

221. It is pretty well understood _____ controls the flow of cartoon dioxide in and out of the atmosphere
today.


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A. that

B. when

C. what

D. how

222. I can think of many cases _____ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but
couldn’t write a good essay.
A. why

B. which

C. as

D. where

223. A: Dad, I’ve finished my assignment. B: Good, and _____ you play or watch TV, you mustn’t disturb
me.
A. whenever

B. whether

C. whatever

D. no matter

224. An army spokesman stressed that all the soldiers had been ordered _____ clear warnings before firing
any shots.
A. to issue

B. being issued

C. to have issued

D. to be issued

225. We _____ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
A. must have studied

B. might study

C. should have studied

D. would study

226. It is generally considered unwise to give a child _____ he or she wants.
A. however

B. whatever

C. whichever

D. whenever

227. A: I was riding my bike along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down. B:
You can never be _____ careful in the street.
A. much

B. very

C. so

D. too

228. As you will be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate _____ from you now and then _____ me how
everything is getting along.
A. hearing; tell

B. to hear; tell

C. hearing; telling

D. to hear; to tell

229. The dream _____ we are flying in space has finally been realized by a Chinese astronaut named Yang
Liwei.
A. when

B. that

C. which

D. what

230. I often have conversations with John over _____ telephone, while I keep in touch with Tom by _____
letter.
A. ___; the

B. The; ___

C. ___; a

D. the; a

231. Only when _____ possible to setttle the problem.
A. does the editor come will it be

B. the editor comes will it be

C. has the editor come it will be

D. the editor comes it will be

232. I earn 10 dollars _____ hour as _____ supermarket cashier on Saturdays.

A. a…an

B. the…a

C. an…a

D. an…the

233. The coference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism _____ the wildflife in the area.
A. in

B. on

C. at

D. with

234. Nha Trang is really a fascinating city and we’ve decided to stay for _____ two weeks.
A. another

B. other

C. the other

D. other’s

235. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took _____ pictures of them.


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A. many of

B. masses of

C. the number of

D. a large amount of

236. How _____ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the
article?
A. can

B. must

C. need

D. may

237. It is believed that if a book is _____, it will surly _____ the reader.
A. interested….interest

B. interesting…be interested

C. interested….be interesting

D. interesting…interest

238. Some passengers complain that it usually _____ too long to fill in travel insuarance documents.
A. costs

B. takes

C. spends

D. spares

239. I don’t think it’s my _____ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.
A. error

B. mistake

C. fault

D. duty

240. My grandfather is as _____ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.
A. enthusiatic

B. energetic

C. talkative

D. sensitive

241. Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not _____ .
A. widely

B. thoroughly

C. entirely

D. extensively

242. Tony is _____ the guidebook, looking for information about Japan, where he will travel soon.
A. tracing

B. skipping

C. inspecting

D. scanning

243. One of the consequences of our planet’s being warming up is a(n) _____ in the number of natural
disasters.
A. result

B. account

C. reason

D. increase

244. Those who change mobile phones frequently will pay a heavy price for being _____ .
A. graceful

B. fashionable

C. particular

D. feasible

245. Her talent and experience _____ her to the respect of her colleagues.
A. permitted

B. qualified

C. deserved

D. entitled

246. The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather _____the helplessness of the crew at sea.
A. added to

B. resulted from

C. turned out

D. made up

247. A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 10,000 people have
__________to watch the race
A. showed off

B. brought up

C. turned up

D. made up

248. The sales man said that _____thief was a young man with _____ brown hair
A. the;a

B. the;___

C. a;___

D. a;a

249. Nowadays, people usually think if you enter a key university, you are your parents’_____.
A. pride

B. luck

C. value

D. cheer

250. When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2,000 experiments _____he got it to work
A. as

B. after

C. when

D. before


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251. The public transportation is very convenient in that big city, so there _____be any difficulty in traveling
around.
A. mustn’t

B. wouldn’t

C. shouldn’t

D. needn’t

252. It is reported that the 2006 FIFA World Cup _____on June 9 in Germany.
A. would hold

B. will be held

C. is going to hold

D. is being held

253. - What is the meaning of the saying “Whenever you fall, pick something up.”?
-It tells us to _____ hope even when coming across failure; try to learn something valuable from it.
A. look for

B. call for

C. take up

D. give up

254. – Everyone was at the party except you. What happened?- I _____after Rick, my pet dog, at home.

He was ill.
A. have looked

B. was looking

C. would look

D. look

255. His mother worried that he spent too much time on the computer and not enough time_____.
A. to study

B. study

C. studied

D. studying

256. I was shocked by the news, which made me realize _____ terrible problems we would face.
A. how

B. which

C. what

D. that

257. Taiwan-born filmmaker Ang Lee won the best director Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards, _____ the
highest honor in American movie fields.
A. to consider

B. considering

C. consider

D. considered

C. how did that happen

D. why was he so careless

258. – Tom has hurt his leg.
- Really? _____?
A. who did that B. what’s wrong with him

259. Today’s basketball match _____as one of the most exciting matches that these two teams have ever
played.
A. regards

B. ranks

C. treats

D. thinks

260. Ebay, Amazon and Wal-Mart are popular websites _____people can sell goods to each other.
A. where

B. which

C. when

D. whose

261. He is always helping people without expecting anything_____.
A. in need

B. in fact

C. in danger

D. in return

262. With ticket prices rising, TV _____over as the typical way of watching a game for the young and old.
A. has taken

B. had taken

C. was taken

D. is taken

263. I’m _____a big journey. I’ll visit all the places of interest here.
A. in

B. at

C. on

D. of

264. While driving through the city, she showed me the building _____ she once worked.
A. when

B. in which

C. by which

D. at which

265. A woman tearfully explained_____ she had recently lost her husband in a car accident.


_______________________________________________________________________________________________

A. what

B. when

C. how

D. where

266. It was an easy test and he should have passed, but he_____.
A. doesn’t

B. didn’t

C. haven’t

D. should

267. A driver is asked to keep his safety belt _____while driving on the freeway.
A. fasten

B. fastening

C. fastened

D. being fastened

268. The high-speed railway _____in 2018, when the World Expo is held in the city.
A. will complete

B. is completed

C. has completed

D. will be completed

C. neither would I

D. so would I

269. – I would never trust him again. He let me down.
-_____.
A. nor was I

B. so did I

270. When _____a question, one should answer it as clearly as possible.
A. asking

B. to ask

C. asked

D. ask

271. The shop was caught in a storm and many passengers were reported missing, which got their folks at
home_____
A. worried

B. worrying

C. worry

D. to worry

272. I was almost killed the other day. A car passed me at_____ I thought was a dangerous speed.
A. that

B. what

C. as

D. like

273. No one can _____ how the election will turn out, as there are many unknown facts.
A. protect

B. prepare

C. predict

D. prevent

274. A woman tearfully explained _____she had recently lost her husband in a car accident.
A. when

B. where

C. how

D. why

275. Stick to what you think is right, _____you will gain a surprising happy ending.
A. but

B. before

C. and

D. so

276. Without my glasses, I couldn’t _____whether that figure on the blackboard was a three or eight.
A. make out

B. make up

C. make off

D. make for

277. To all the famous artists’ surprise, the unknown woman’s two _____paintings are also on show in the
art exhibition.
A. blue little oil

B. blue oil little

C. little blue oil

D. oil blue little

278. I wish I _____a chance to talk with you about my writing before you left.
A. have had

B. had

C. have

D. had had

279. – Did Tim come back a little earlier last night
- Yes, it was not yet 12 o’clock _____he arrived home.
A. which

B. while

C. when

D. that

280. Young man, if you hurry up, I think _____quite _____that you will catch the next train.
A. this; certainly

B. you; nearly

C. that; probably

D. it; likely


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281. – Were all the toys for the children carried to their new kindergarten?
- No, _____only some of them.
A. there

B. it was

C. they were

D. there were

282. I’ll be ready to go as soon as I _____ putting the clean dishes away.
A. set about

B. get about

C. get out

D. get through

283. With two children _____college in other states, the parents are working hard.
A. attending

B. attended

C. attend

D. to attend

284. I admire those people. _____ having little money, they feel happy and satisfied.
A. instead of

B. because

C. in spite of

D. with

285. Many children have formed the habit of reading but _____notes meanwhile.
A. not taking

B. take no

C. not take

D. not to take

286. Although she hates her stepmother, _____ she goes to see her for the love of her father.
A. but

B. so far

C. now and then

D. that

287. _____will do good to a senior student to have a part-time job – they will know more about society.
A. this

B. that

C. it

D. they

288. – I fell really disappointed not to have got that job
- Don’t worry, maybe something better will _____.
A. come away

B. go by

C. come along

D. go off

289. Distance learning is being _____in some countries to help children in remote runal schools obtain

higher education.
A. adopted

B. adopt

C. admitted

D. adapted

290. – why don’t you buy the necklace since you like it so much? - I_____, but I don’t have the money.
A. should

B. will

C. may

D. would

291. I still doubt_____ the price of houses will go down, but just wait and see.
A. why

B. when

C. whether

D. how

292. Online shopping, when properly_____, can save us a lot of time and energy.
A. is done

B. done

C. do

D. doing

293. _____our earth, or else it will be no longer fix for us to live on
A. protect

B. to protect

C. protected

D. protecting

294. You’ve made a few mistakes in your essay, but _____it’s well written.
A. on the other hand

B. first of all

C. so far

D. on the whole

295. It’s been years_____i painted a picture as beautiful as this one.
A. after

B. since

C. before

D. as

296. I looked at it and found that, including the wine, the bill _____$80.
A. arrived in

B. came at

C. came to

D. arrived at


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297. Eating too much fat can _____heart diseases and cause high blood pressure.
A. contribute to

B. attend to

C. devote to

D. dedicate to

298. Not only_____, but also most of their boring or difficult work is unnoticed.
A. are mothers paid

B. mothers are paid

C. mothers are not paid

D. are mothers not paid

299. To go on until you succeed is _____life is all about.
A. that

B. where

C. what

D. how

300. It is only on world market_____ we can prove the competitiveness and quality of our goods.
A. that

B. in which

C. where

D. what

301. During our staying London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded_____ the nurse Florence
Nightingale.
A. in honor of

B. in place of

C. in case of

D. in favor of

302. He treasured the notebook in which _____his bank account passwords and his friends’ addresses.
A. wrote

B. were recorded

C. recorded

D. were written

303. The two man were ____of receiving stolen property, which made their parents worried.
A. suspected

B. blamed

C. doubled

D. arrested

304. All of us want very much to see these movies, especially _____you referred to just now.
A. that

B. one

C. the one

D. which

305. Johnson knows much about the movie. I think that he must have seen it, _____?
A. doesn’t he

B. didn’t he

C. hasn’t he

D. isn’t he

306. If you don’t have anything nice to say to other people, don’t say_____?
A. everything

B. something

C. anything

D. nothing

307. Spiders are not an insect, as many people think, _____even nearly related to them.
A. which

B. but

C. and

D. nor

C. shall I

D. will I

308. Mom, let me play the computer games, _____?

A. don’t you

B. will you

309. You know in some countries, _____are called “public schools” are not owned by the public.
A. which

B. that

C. what

D. as

310. Our city has developed into a big city, which is _____it used to be.
A. four times the size larger than what

B. four times larger than that

C. as four times the size as that

D. four times the size of what

311. I don’t feel well. I think I’m _____with the flu.
A. going up

B. coming down

C. coming up

D. dropping in

312. You may depend on _____that your parents will help you whenever you need it.
A. them

B. me

C. it

313. My mother told me to play with our little guest. _____, though unwillingly.

D. yourself


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A. so did I

B. I didn’t

C. So I did

D. Neither I did

314. Do you expect _____to be a possibility that more and more students from poor families will be able to
go to college?
A. which

B. it

C. this

D. that

315. When he said he wanted to apply for a _____in the corporation, he was told to see the manager
A. position

B. location

C. career

D. profession

316. Most businessmen are more interested in the _____ success of their products than their educational
values.
A. cultural

B. classical

C. commercial

D. criminal

317. Considering the present birth rate, the prediction that the world populate will decrease in the near future
simply does not_____
A. prove

B. exist

C. stand

D. hold

318. The professor reminded me of what I would _____have forgotten.
A. however

B. therefore

C. whenever

D. otherwise

319. His idea of having weekly family meals together, which seemed difficult at first, has _____many good
changes to their lives.
A. got through

B. resulted from

C. turned into

D. brought about

320. _____ I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man
A. as much

B. if only

C. only if

D. much as

321. When I go out in the evening, I use the bike _____ the car if I can.
A. regardless of

B. in spite of

C. other

D. rather than

322. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _____very little.
A. goes up to

B. makes up for

C. comes up to

D. puts up with

323. This book is _____great value. _____can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it,
however.
A. of; nothing

B. in; few

C. in; much

D. of; something

C. as soon as

D. as long as

324. – Do you think we can get there on time.
- Yes, _____ the car doesn’t break down
A. even if

B. if only

325. _____is known to us all, the old scientist, _____ life was hard in the past, still words very hard in his
eighties.
A. as; whose

B. who; the

C. that; whose

D. it; who

326. Whether you believe it or not, it is _____that causes you illness.
A. You are so overweight

B. Because of your overweight

C. Because you are overweight

D. Your being overweight


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327. The number of the photocopiers they produced this year has increased _____ 30% compared with
_____ of last year.
A. with; that

B. by; that

C. from; ones

D. about; those

328. The little boy was allowed to go swimming _____he stayed near the other boys.
A. in case

B. now that

C. by the time

D. on condition that

329. _____to keep an even temperature, so the structure of the newly-built house warms and dries out
gradually.
A. if you tried

B. try

C. having tried

D. trying

330. The weather was good in L,A., _____there was bad weather near Chicago.

A. but

B. so

C. once

D. or

331. Did you hear that Jim was robbed during his recent trip to Thailand? Not only_____ his money, but he
was nearly killed.
A. he was losing

B. he had lost

C. he lost

D. did he lose

332. More and more people try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars, and this
_____creates further problems.
A. in case

B. after all

C. once again

D. in turn

333. They are still _____ the missing child, who disappeared last Sunday after attending her friend’s
birthday party.

A. hunting for

B. calling for

C. finding for

D. sending for

334. _____ twice a year, whether it is a car or a truck, is the rule that every driver must obey in this city.
A. being inspected

B. having being inspected

C. to inspect

D. inspected

335. Near the table _____ a poor dog, who desired to satisfy his hunger with _____ fell from the table.
A. lay; what

B. laid; that

C. lay; that

D. laid; something

336. The most important thing to keep mind when _____ an emergency is to keep _____ .
A. dealing with; calm B. dealt with; calm

C. to deal with; calm

D. dealing with; calmly

337. On hearing the news that her husband was killed by terrorists, the wife _____ .
A. broke out

B. broke up

C. broke down

D. broke away

338. We hoped to be able to move into our new house at the end of the month, but things didn’t _____ as
we expected.
A. work out

B. get out

C. move out

D. carry out

339. I’m sure this painting is not by Picasso. It’s only an unsuccessful fake and so it’s _____ .
A. precious

B. invaluable

C. priceless

D. worthless

340. Americans eat _____ vegetables per person today as they did in.
A. more than twice many

B. more than twice

C. as twice as many

D. twice as many

341. He finally won the general election because many of his promises were quite popular _____ the voters.


_______________________________________________________________________________________________

A. with

B. to

C. in

D. for

342. It’s the protection of the trees _____ really matters, _____ how many trees are planted each year.
A. as; more than

B. what; more than

C. that; rather than

D. which; rather

343. The bad news about the company _____ a wave of selling its shares.
A. brought on

B. set off

C. set up

D. sent off

C. who to turn to

D. for whom to turn

344. - Why does she always ask you for help?
- Because there is no one else _____ .
A. she can turn to

B. for her to turn

345. I couldn’t do my homework with all that noise _____ .
A. going on

B. goes on

C. to go on

D. went on

C. get

D. will have go

346. You must phone us as soon as you _____ home.
A. will get

B. are getting

347. James is staying with _____ while he is in New York - their son, Nick Green, will then come back
with James for a few weeks over here.
A. the Greens

B. the Green

C. Green

D. Greens

348. I had no difficulty _____ their house although they had said that people often did.
A. to find

B. finding

C. to finding

D. for finding

349. The more I get to know him, the _____ I like him.
A. most

B. much

C. less

D. lesser

350. I borrowed a _____ bike and went into town in the lunch break.
A. friend of my

B. friend of mine’s

C. friend’s of my

D. friend’s of mine

351. I had no sooner told her what I thought of her _____ I wished I’d held my tongue.
A. than

B. when

C. that

D. as

352. His grandfather often dozes _____ in front of the TV after dinner.
A. out

B. over

C. in

D. off

353. I can’t imagine any reason _____ he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way.
A. for

B. that

C. why

D. how

C. some

D. any

354. Please come and see me _____ day you like.
A. every

B. all

355. All their children are allowed _____ exactly what they like.
A. do

B. to do

C. doing

D. for doing

C. do you have

D. have you been

356. _____ your house repainted every year?
A. have you got

B. have you

357. Why do you object to _____ - he’ll be an asset to the company?
A. he be taken on

B. him being taken on

C. he being taken on

D. him be taken on


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358. No offence intended _____ I think you haven’t understood the problem correctly.
A. if

B. when

C. as

D. but

359. I benefited a great deal _____ taking that online training course.
A. from

B. with

C. for

D. off

360. In such a plight _____ that we had no choice but to radio for help.
A. we ourselves found

B. did we find ourselves

C. did we ourselves find

D. we found ourselves

361. He escaped by _____ .
A. the hair’s breadth

B. the breadth of a hair

C. a breadth of a hair

D. a hair’s breadth

362. Only on very rare occasions _____ an appearance before midday.
A. would make the old lady

B. the old lady would make

C. would the old lady make

D. the old lady make would

363. I’ve never heard _____ ridiculous speech.
A. such as

B. so a

C. a such

D. a so

C. a drive of an hour

D. an hour’s drive

364. They live about _____ from here.
A. an hour of drive

B. a drive hour

365. We promised to keep in touch _____ happened to us in life.
A. whenever

B. whatever

C. however

D. wherever

C. so the much better

D. the so much better

C. which

D. that

366. If you can win his attention _____ for you.
A. the better so much

B. so much the better

367. Did you really understand all _____ she said?
A. what

B. when

368. Capital punishment was done _____ in Britain nearly half a century ago.
A. out for

B. off by

C. away with

D. over from

369. I find _____ very strange that Mena has not been promoted yet.
A. her

B. that

C. it

D. them

370. _____ you to change your mind about handing in your notice, we would be happy for you to stay with
us.
A. should

B. if

C. unless

D. were

371. Thank you very much - I haven’t been to _____ party for ages.
A. the so enjoyable

B. a so enjoyable

C. so enjoyable

D. so enjoyable a

372. It was the collapse of the dotcom boom that finally did _____ him.

A. out

B. for

C. with

D. off

373. In such a complex situation as this mistakes _____ happen occasionally.
A. are bound to

B. bound to

C. bound

D. bound to


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374. We were at a disadvantage _____ that we did not have a very good knowledge of the language the
others were using.
A. in

B. by

C. with

D. for

375. Bob couldn’t _____ a moustache to the photo of his Headmaster in the newspaper.
A. resist to add

B. resist from adding

C. resist adding

D. resist for adding

376. This time next week I won’t be in a stuffy office, _____ on a beach in Spain.
A. I’ll have lain

B. I’ll be lying

C. I’ll lie

D. I’m lying

377. Mike will do well in the job _____ he stays on the right side of the boss.
A. as soon as

B. as far as

C. as long as

D. as well as

378. If the decision _____ before he arrived, he would have been furious.
A. Would have been taken

B. Was taken

C. Was being taken

D. Had been taken

379. _____ with being so busy both at work and at home, she became increasingly tired and bad-tempered.
A. Where

B. Which

C. What

D. How

C. to annoy me

D. for annoy me

380. I’m sure he only said those things _____ .
A. to my annoyance

B. for annoying me

381. The President resigned; the whiff of scandal remained _____ .
A. therefore

B. otherwise

C. immediately

D. nevertheless

382. I _____ rather you didn’t tell my parents about this.
A. would

B. should

C. had

D. did

C. should

D. would

C. her

D. ___

383. Try as I _____ , I couldn’t turn the key.
A. could

B. might

384. Women had to fight hard to gain _____ equality.
A. an

B. the

385. No one wants to have extra homework tonight, _____ ?
A. don’t they

B. don’t he

C. do they

D. does he

C. hadn’t

D. won’t

386. You’d rather stay at home tonight, _____ you?
A. wouldn’t

B. didn’t

387. I can reassure you that everything _____ as quickly as possible.
A. will be dealt

B. will deal with

C. will deal

D. will be dealt with

388. I take great exception _____ the implication that I was not telling the truth.
A. against

B. to

C. from

D. with

389. The old lady came near to _____ of pneumonia but to everyone’s amazement she pulled through.
A. death

B. dying

C. die

D. being dead

390. My daughter is planning to spend a year before university working in Australia, _____ seems to me to
be a sensible idea.