1. Due to the outbreak of Covid 19, the conference was ……...... until next

    December.

  A. put down

B. put out

C. put off

D. put up

2. He promised to see me ……………… but he never actually turned up

 A. tomorrow           B. the previous day     C. the day coming      D. the next day   

3. He trained very hard to …………. his dream to become an astronaut.

A. satisfy

B. realize

C. build

D. harbour

4. Linda: “What an attractive hair style you have got, Mary!”

   - Mary: “ ……………….”

A. Thank you very much. I am afraid  B. You are telling a lie

C. Thank you for your compliment      D. I don't like your sayings

5. You have been reading for four hours. This book ……….. be very interesting.

A. can                       B. must                C. might              D. should

6. Despite its reputation, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years.

   A. harmful             B. significant       C. extreme           D. dangerous 

7. I don’t think it advisable that he ……… to the job since he has no experience whatsoever.

       A. will be assigned                              B. would be assigned       

       C. should be assigned                       D. must have been assigned

8. John was …………….when his wife gave birth to a son yesterday.

 A. over the moon

B. once in a blue moon

 C. over the hill

D. make a bundle

9. The bamboo used to make conical hats must be split into very thin strings and then put into water …………….. they can avoid tearing and any breakage.

    A. although            B. therefore              C. because             D. so that           

10. No one who was invited to the party last night came, ……………..?

  A. didn’t they    B. weren’t they        C. did they               D. was he