Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
Question 5: We had a _______ dinner in an expensive restaurant.
A. romance B. romanticize C. romantic D. romantically
Question 6: You are interested in reading books, _______?
A. are you B. don't you C. have you D. aren’t you
Question 7: Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a _______ hand to our special guests tonight.
A. big B. huge C. large D. vast
Question 8: The National Examination often takes place _______ July every year.
A. at B. in C. on D. with
Question 9: For a limited period only, all our carpets are being sold at half _______
A. cost B. value C. price D. score
Question 10: _______ an acute crisis, the company’s profits fell by 15% in 1997.
A. Therefore B. Although C. Despite D. Because of
Question 11: My sister bought me a _______ dress for my birthday.
A. gorgeous long white B. gorgeous white long
C. long gorgeous white D. white long gorgeous
Question 12: The plane _______ an hour late, which made me fall behind schedule.
A. took after B. went off C. took off D. went out
Question 13: Before I had a chance to thank him, he _______.
A. was going B. goes C. will go D. had gone
Question 14: _______, she will be very surprised.
A. When my mother sees this picture B. When my mother saw this picture
C. When my mother had seen this picture D. When my mother was seeing this
picture
Question 15: _______ all our money, we couldn’t afford to go on a trip this summer.
A. Having spent B. To spend C. Have spent D. Being spent
Question 16: Laura wanted to tell Jack the whole truth but she _______ herself - it wasn't the
right moment.
A. tested B. searched C. tried D. checked
Question 17: All flights _______ because of the bad weather.
A. was delayed B. delayed C. were delayed D. delay
Question 18: The more I see my girlfriend, _______ I like her.
A. least B. the less C. the least D. little
Question 19: If you cook, I'll _______ the washing-up.
A. do B. take C. get D. put