III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences. (4,0 pts)
1. He was very upset by the .............. of his English examination.
A. result B. failure C. effect D. success
2. I regret going to bed so late last night.
A. I wish I didn’t go to bed so late last night.
B. I wish I went to bed early last night.
C. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed so late last night.
D. I wish I hadn’t gone to bed early last night.
3. They spent a lot of time ....... about what they would do if they had a lot money.
A. talking B. talked C. talk D. to talk
4. Many people would be out of work if that factory ....... down.
A. closes B. closed C. had closed D. would close
5. Happiness is something ....... money cannot buy.
A. who B. whose C. where D. that
6. Alice didn’t expect ....... to Bill’s party.
A. asking B. being asked C. to ask D. to be asked
7. Neither Dick nor Tom …….. how to speak German.
A. knows B. knew C. are knowing D. know
8. No sooner ....... than he left.
A. he had arrive C. would he arrive
B. he has arrived D. had he arrived
9. Most people were …………. that she won the championship.
A. surprising B. surprised C. surprise D. surprisingly
10. Our teacher always …………… us to speak English frequently.
A. makes B. takes C. begs D. encourages
11. They worked hard ……….. they might be well prepared for the exams.
A. then B. so that C. because D. since
12. Why don ' t you have your car …………… ?
A. wash B. to wash C. washed D. washing
13. He used to ………….. to school by his mother.
A. take B. took C. taking D. be taken
14. I telephoned the station to make ……….. of the time of the train.
A. sure B. true C. real D. right
15. Would you mind keeping a (n) ………. on our house while we ’ re away ?
A. hand B. look C. eye D. view
16. The boys was made ……………… his homework every night.
A. to do B. do C. doing D. to doing
17. He arrived at the airport with only ………….. luggage.
A. a little B. a few C. any D. a lot of
18. He took great pride …………….. his success.
A. of B. about C. in D. for
19. Do you mind …………. your own ?
A. living with B. living on C. to live on D. living in
20. It isn ’ t worth ……… in that river as it is so polluted.
A. fishing B. go fishing C. to fish D. fish