So far as you’ve explained the problem, it doesn’t sound too bad.
A. If you hadn’t explained it so well, the problem would seem worse.
B. The problem wouldn’t have a bad sound if you explained it.
C. The problem can’t be any worse than you’ve made it sound.
D. The problem didn’t seem very bad until you’ve explained it.

he firemen were in time to save the people but not the house.
A. Both the people and the house were lost in the fire. 
B. The people were saved but the house was lost.
C. The house was saved but the people were lost. 
D. The people were saved and so was the house.

 man/ sentence/ 15 years/ prison/ he/ prove/ guilty
A. The man will get a sentence for himself to 15 years in prison if he proves himself guilty.
B. The man was sentenced about 15 years in prison and proved himself guilty.
C. The man was sentenced to 15 years in prison because he had been proved guilty.
D. The man should make his final sentence after 15 years in prison as he proved himself guilty.

Never/ history/ humanity/ there/ be/ more people/ live/ world.
A. Never in the history of humanity there are more people living in the world.
B. Never in the history of humanity are there more people to live in the world.
C. Never in the history of humanity has there been more people to live in the world.
D. Never in the history of humanity have there been more people living in the world.

be/ clear/ what/ expect/ you
A. Are you clear about your expectation?
B. Are you clear what is expected of you to do?
C. Are your expectations clear?
D. Are you clear what is expected of you?

Jack/ recover/ quickly/ his serious illness
A. Jack was recovered very quickly from his serious illness.
B. Jack has recovered quite quickly from his serious illness.
C. Jack will recover quite quickly after his serious illness.
D. Jack recovered more quickly over his serious illness.

 imagine/ who/ happen/ run into/ yesterday/ just
A. You imagine just who happened to run into us yesterday!
B. Have you just imagined who happened to run into me yesterday?
C. Could you imagine who just happened to run into us yesterday?
D. Just imagine who I happened to run into yesterday!

 She can't help _____ the house because she's busy making a cake.
A. clean 
B. cleaning 
C. to cleaning 
D. being cleaned

More than anything, what saved Jamestown was the highly successful cultivation of tobacco,----Indian assistance with farming undoubtedly played a major part as well.
A. although
B. in spite of
C. nor 
D. neither

White phosphorus, a substance----in matches, is so flammable it burst into flame upon contact with the air.
A. is common 
B. common
C. which being common
D. being common, is