Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence

Part 1: Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. 

1. He drank very little …………… the police caught him as he drove home.

            A. in the event             B. despite                    C. otherwise                D. in case

2. His new appointment takes …………… from the beginning of next month.

            A. place                       B. effect                      C. post                         D. possession

3. Every …………… a license plate.

            A. cars have                B. cars has                   C. car has                    D. car have

4. We made the soup by mixing …………… meat with some rice.

            A. little                        B. a little                     C. few                         D. a few

5. The headmaster …………… the discipline problem in his school with growing concern.

            A. saw                         B. looked                    C. viewed                    D. reflected

6. …………… known as “Stonehenge” has never been determined.

            A. That the stone circle                                   B. The stone circle

            C. There is the stone circle                              D. Who built the stone circle

7. The old houses were …………… down to make way for a block of flats.

            A. put                          B. hit                           C. banged                    D. knocked

8. Ben was stopped by a police officer last night. He must …………… too fast.

            A. drive                       B. be driving               C. has driven               D. have driven

9. I failed the physics exam because it was …………… difficult for me.

            A. too                          B. such                        C. very                        D. very much

10. All the …………… of the dance went to charity.

            A. results                     B. proceeds                 C. rewards                   D. finances

11. The …………… exam in January prepared pupils for the real thing in June.

            A. false                        B. unreal                      C. untrue                     D. mock

12. …………… next Sunday.

A. I would rather you had come                     B. I would rather you have come

C. I would rather you came                             D. should rather you came

13. The rise in house prices …………… him to sell his house for a large profit.

            A. managed                 B. succeeded               C. enabled                   D. achieved

14. "The office was in an uproar." "Yes, it was full of …………… people."

A. complained             B. complaint                C. complain                 D. complaining

15. The new experimental system didn't …………… expectations.

            A. reach                       B. come up to              C. rise to                     D. touch