Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
III. Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
1. The noise of the traffic prevented me from ……………… to sleep .
A. falling B. starting C. going D. beginning
2. The new factory must be finished ……. as the profitability of the company depend on it.
A. in time B. on time C. at time D. for a time
4.Two gangs fought ……………. in the alley last night.
A. each other B. to another C. with other D. with each other
5. I don ’ t take ……… to being disobeyed. That ’ s a warning
A. well B. kindly C. gently D. nicely
6. My sister is busy …………. an exercise of English.
A. in doing B. at doing C. to do D. doing
7. Everyone ……… Tom was invited to the party.
A. as B. but C. from D. for
8. I don’t like my nextdoor neighbor, who often .…..ill of everyone behind his back
A. says B. speaks C. tells D. whispers
9. I have to get my picture ………..for my website
A. take B. taken C. taking D. took
10. The staff are working at weekend………..delay the project any further.
A. so that not to B. so not to C. so as not to D. for not
11. Because his argument was so confusing………..people understood it.
A. a few B. much C. few D. many
12. Please phone this number for more ………………..
A. inform B. information C. informative D. informatively
13. There are a lot of letters………...right now.
A. to be written B. to have written C. to be writing D. to write
14. Many people like the slow ………..of life in the countryside.
A. step B. pace C. speed D. space
15. I am tired of my neighbours ………...noise every night.
A. to make B. make C. having made D. making
16. Doctors advise us.………...too many hours watching television.
A. not to spend B. not being spend C. not spend D. not spending
17. There are chances that Manchester United……..the last match against Juventus.
A. will win B. won C. has won D. would win
18. I am leaving the keys under the pot in the garden ………..you should be home
earlier than usual.
A. because B. in case C. so that D. though
19. I was made ………..hard when I was at high school.
A. studying B. studied C. to study D. study
20. I regret………...you the story. I really didn’t know it would make you
disappointed.
A. tell B. telling C. to tell D. told