1.My new glasses cost me ........ the last pair that I bought.

                 A. times three                    B. three times as much as               C. three times more than D. as much three time as

   2. My landlord ……….. my rent again. I must pay $50.00 more each month!

             A. is raising                          B. is rising                             C. have raised                     C. has arisen       

5. That cannot be a true story. He _ it up. A. can have made B. must have made C. should have made  D. would have made

6. ______ the class size is our school’s immediate aim. A. Reduced           B. Reduces           C. Reducing          D. Reduce

7. Our house isn’t ______ for the children each to have a room of their own, so they have to share.

A. so small                                    B. too big                              C. very small                                        D. big enough

8. My father is a big football fan, but my mother has no ______ in the sport at all.

A. interesting                              B. interest                            C. interested                                        D. interestingly

9.  Penicillin, the first antibiotic that successfully killed bacteria and cured infections, was discovered ______.

A. by comparison       B. by choice         C. by accident                     D. by heart

10. The number of cars on the roads ______ increasing, so we need to build more roads. A. is       B. were C. was   D. are

14.  Helen: “Would you rather go to the beach or to the mountains?” - Kim: “______.”

A.     That’s very nice of you    B. The beach definitely   C. I’d love to go                          D. Thanks for the mountains

15. George: “______.”        Michelle: “Thank you for your compliment.”

A. You’ve done your work       B. This is a present for you  C. I’m glad that you’re well again D. You look pretty in this dress

16.  Bill managed to get to the train station himself ______ his leg was broken.

A. because                   B. because of                      C. in spite of                        D. although

17.  Dr. Smith is the person in ______ I don’t have much confidence. A. which B. whom C. him D. that

18. He wondered ______ his sister looked like, because they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.

A. why                           B. which                                C. how                  D. what

19.  Does Mr. Ba bring his farm ______ to the local market every day?

A. productivity            B. product                            C. production                      D. produce

20. That style of dress ______ have been designed by Titian, because it wasn’t worn till after his death.

A. wouldn’t B. shan’t                               C. can’t                  D. oughtn’t

21. Bottles of medicine must have childproof caps ______ children think medicine is candy and poison themselves.

A. even though                           B. if so                   C. so that              D. in case

22. : My favourite team ______ 15 games so far this season, and will probably win the championship.

A. are winning             B. won C. have won         D. will win

23. “Don’t worry about your necklace. Give it to me and I promise to ______ great care of it.”

A. bring         B. take                   C. keep                  D. make

24. He has been to the school library many times ____. A. if the semester has started       B. while the semester is starting   C. since the semester started                 D. after the semester starts

25. If she let this chance slip, she _it for the rest of her life. A. would regret B. regrets C. will regret D. would have regretted

26. “If you are not satisfied ______ your purchase, we will give you a full refund.” A. at B. of C. for D. with

27.  Researchers are making enormous progress in understanding ______ and what causes it.

A. a tsunami is what B. what a tsunami is C. is what a tsunami D. what is a tsunami

28. People believe that neither side wanted war.

A. Neither side is believed to have wanted war.  B. Neither side is responsible for the outbreak of war.

C. War is believed to be wanted by either side.  D. It is believed that war broke out from both sides.

29. I have two sisters, ______.

A. most of whom are nurses  B. most of them are nurses C. one of them are nurses  D. both of whom are nurses

30. Switch off all the lights ______. A. until you enter the room                                 B. before you leave the room 

C. by the time you enter the room       D. after you will leave the room