After running up the stairs, I was _________ breath.

     A. away from                B. without                     C. no                             D. out of

Hardly did he enter the room when all the lights went out.

     A. did he enter              B. when                        C. the lights                   D. went

Publishing in the UK, the book has won a number of awards in recent regional book fairs.

     A. Publsihing in the UK                                     B. has won

     C. in                              D. book fairs

As far as I’m concerned, it was the year 2007 that Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization

     A. concerned                B. the year 2007           C. that                           D. the

There were inconsiderate amounts of money wasted on large building projects.

     A. inconsiderate            B. amounts                    C. wasted                      D. building

Tom’s jokes are inappropriate but we have to put up with it just because he’s the boss.

     A. inappropriate            B. it                               C. because                     D. the

Julie had a training course in alternative medicine. She was able to help the man out of danger.

     A. Much as Julie had a training course in alternative medicine, she was able to help the man out of danger.

     B. Having trained in alternative medicine, Julie was able to help the man out of danger.

     C. But for a training course in alternative medicine, Julie could have helped the man out of danger.

     D. Despite training in alternative medicine, Julie was able to help the man out of danger.

He missed the opportunity to study abroad. He didn’t realize the importance of English.

     A. He hadn’t realized the importance of English until he missed the opportunity to study abroad.

     B. Had he missed the opportunity to study abroad, he wouldn’t have realized the importance of English.

     C. It was only after he realized the importance of English that he missed the opportunity to study abroad.

     D. Not until he realized the importance of English did he miss the opportunity to study abroad.

Peter used to work as a journalist for a local newspaper.

     A. Peter enjoyed working as a journalist for a local newspaper.

     B. Peter no longer likes the job as a journalist for a local newspaper.

     C. Peter has stopped working as a journalist for a local newspaper.

     D. Peter refused to work as a journalist for a local newspaper.

They believe that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution.

     A. It is believed that burning fossil fuels is held responsible for air pollution.

     B. Burning fossil fuels is believed to result from air pollution.

     C. Burning fossil fuels is believed to have caused high levels of air pollution.

     D. It is believed that air pollution is mainly to blame for burning fossil fuels.