Old Mr Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will ________ .

     A. pull through             B. pull up                      C. pull back                   D. pull down

Marrying into such a rich family had always been _______ his wildest dreams.

     A. under                        B. above                        C. over                          D. beyond

Peter makes a good ________ from his freelance work.

     A. profession                B. job                            C. living                        D. earnings

We received thousands of letters, ________ asked for an omnibus of the drama.

     A. half of them             B. half of whom           C. half of which            D. half of that

____________ returns.

     A. terrible                      B. what a long time      C. so long                      D. many happy

Little _________ how important the responsibility was.

     A. he realized                B. he realizes                 C. did he realize            D. will he realize

If ____________, the Xmas tree would look more impressive.

     A. being done carefully                                                                            B. it were to be carefully done

            C. done carefully                    D. it is carefully done

: Judie Foster _______ to be awarded the title “The Best Actress”

     A. was worth                B. was worthy              C. was served               D. deserved

“How come Chipu didn’t audition for the show?” – “I guess she ________ the notice”

     A. didn’t have to see                                          B. needn’t have seen    

     C. might not have seen                                       D. shouldn’t have seen

________ companies have announced economic losses recently.

     A. A large number of    B. A several of              C. A great deal of         D. Plenty of the