I/  Choose the best answer   (10 points) 
1. I think, they are intelligent ………..to find the best solution.                                                                     A.  rather                    B enough              C.  further                    D. more and more                                 2. He is tired. He ……………..for two hours                                                                                                                      A. had been working   B. was working  C. had worked  D. has been working                      3. My sister prefers …….swimming to going to the cinema.                                                            A. to go                       B.  go                     C. went                       D. going                                   4. …….moving the chair to another place to make room for studying                        A.  Would you like B. Are you going to  C. Would you mind    D. Do you prefer                   5. I’m fed up ………this food.                                                                                                    A.  about                      B. from                   C. for                          D. with                         6. She couldn’t walk as simply as you expected ………her broken leg                               A.  because                   B because of           C.  account for         D. despite                                              7. If it hadn’t been for your  laziness, you ………..the test easily                                                      A. could pass                B.  had passed         C could have passed  D. hadn’t passed                       8. Although they are tired,  ……………                                                                                   A. but they won’t be absent from class          B. so they stay at home                                                         C. they had been ill seriously                         D. they won’t be absent from class             9. I will remember ………..there on time next week.                                                                                         A.  to get                         B.  getting                  C.  get                       D. got                         10. People  ………… their knowledge about medicine for the past few years.                                                A. will have increased                                        B. have increased    (P34)                                      C. are increased                                                  D. would have increased.