Choose the best answer to fill in the blank

1.       I'm _____ such a low score.

A. ashamed getting                                   B. ashamed to get                                                                  

C. ashamed of getting                              D. ashamed of getting

2.       _____ she can't drive, she has bought a car.

A. Even                   B. Even though          C. Even if                  D. Even when                      

3.       When Jane came to Britain, she had to get used _____ on the left.

A. driving                B. to driving               C. to drive                 D. drive                      

4.       Suddenly _____ hungry, he stopped to buy a bar of chocolate.

A. felt                      B. having felt              C. feeling                   D. feels                               

5.       What John says _____ true but I very much doubt about it.

A. may be               B. should be              C. will be                   D. shall be                          

6.       Browns Ltd will have to _____ sales during the coming year.

A. expand               B. enlarge                  C. increase                D. extend                               

7.       Why don't you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just _____ it!

A. spending            B. using                     C. wasting                 D. passing                               

8.       If no one _____ to the plan, we will start next week.

A. minds                 B. avoids                    C. objects                  D. argues                   

9.       Despite the bad weather, he _____ get to the airport in time.

A. could                  B. couldn't                  C. was able to           D. almost                               

10.    Unfortunately, the ring I had thought was gold turned out to be _____.

A. valuable             B. priceless                C. invaluable             D. worthless               

11.    Nick, close the door, _____?

A. do you                B. won’t you               C. will you                 D. don’t                      

12.    I’d like to exchange this blouse I bought yesterday, but I’m afraid I can't find the _____.

A. receipt                B. bill                          C. ticket                     D. note                               

13.    I _____ ever go to the theatre.

A. rarely                  B. not                         C. sometimes            D. hardly                               

14.    We had expected more than 3 hundred, but only a _____ of students attended the lecture.

A. little                    B. group                     C. band                     D. handful                               

15.    _____ spotted owl is in danger of soon becoming extinct.

A. A                        B. That                       C. The                       D. This                               

16.    The boy was ashamed _____ he had broken the window.

A. admit                  B. admitted                C. to admit                D. admitting