______ the table, Mr. Robert called the family for support.

     A. Being laid                B. Having laid              C. Have laid                  D. Having lying

The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is will and capable ______ his financial situation.

     A. regardless of            B. owing to                   C. in terms of                D. with reference to

Never before ______ such a severe flood in this mountainous area.

     A. do I see                    B. I have seen               C. I had seen                 D. have I seen

: Peter has been studying for almost three years and he will have this degree and return to his country in ______ six months.

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

He sent his children to the park so that he could have some _________.

     A. fresh and quiet         B. quiet and peace        C. peace and quiet        D. fresh and peace

The local were not very friendly towards us, in fact there was a distinctly _________ atmosphere.

     A. hostile                      B. offensive                  C. rude                          D. abrupt

 Women no longer have to do hard work nowadays as they used to, _________?

     A. are they                    B. aren’t they                C. do they                     D. don’t they

I enjoy _________ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing _________.

     A. being / to do             B. to be / doing             C. to be / to do              D. being / doing

If you knew he was ill, why _________ you _________ to see him?

     A. didn’t / come           B. wouldn’t / come       C. should / come           D. would / come

The world is becoming more (A) industrialized and the number of animal (B) species that have becoming (C) extinct (D) have increased.