1. I would rather you ________the problem by yourself.      A. solveB. solving       C. to solve                   D. solved

2. I know Jane.  I first met her _____Christmas______1990.A. in/ in           B. at/ inC. at/ at           D. on/ in

3. Mr. Brown is a farmer. He’s used to ________farming work.       A. do   B. to be doing C. doingD. have done

4. He was lazy________he was dismissed. Now he’s out of work.  A. because       B. sinceC. so               D. as

5. The play was disappointing ________it was badly acted and too long.    A.  so   B. such            C. because            D. so that

6.  I wish I ________ wings like birds so that I ________ fly from place to place.

            A. have/ can                B. had/ can                  C. have/ could D. had/ could

7. I wish I ________to the movies with you last night.A. went        B. go               C. have gone               D. had gone

8. Father is repairing the roof ________ the rain won’t come in.       A. so    B. that C. so that         D. because

9. The house was quiet when I ________ home. Everybody ________to bed.

            A. got / had gone        B. get/ had gone          C. got/ when               D. was getting/ went

10. When we ________to the Town Hall, people ________calmly.