A good friend should _________ you whatever happens.

     A. be in favor of           B. take after                  C. stand by                    D. bring around

There is a huge amount of _______ associated with children’s TV shows today.

          A. merchandising B. manufacturing C. sales        D. produce

Such ________________ that we didn’t want to go home.

     A. was a beautiful flower display                      B. beautiful flower display was

          C. a beautiful flower display was        D. a beautiful flower display

I would be very rich now ________ working long ago.

     A. If I gave up                                                    B. If I wouldn’t give up

     C. Were I to give up                                           D. had I not given up

For this recipe to be successful, you _____ cook the meat for at least two hours in a moderate oven.

     A. needs                        B. must                         C. ought                        D. will

The new school complex cost ______ the city council had budgeted for.

     A. just twice as much as                                     B. twice more by far than

     C. twice much more than                                   D. almost twice as much as

_______ is a time that is supported to be free from worries.

     A. child                         B. childlike                   C. childish                     D. childhood

With so much _______, I’m lucky to be in work.

     A. employees                B. employers                 C. employment              D. unemployment

Some 3000 people die a year in the United States _______ using cocaine, according to a survey.

     A. because                    B. therefore                   C. during                       D. after

I had a red pen but I seem to have lost it; I think I’d better buy ______ one.

     A. the other                   B. another                     C. others                        D. the