The recent heavy rains have helped to ease the water ______.
A.plenty
B.poverty
C.shortage
D.abundance

As a(n) ______ girl, she found it difficult to socialise with other students in the class.
A.reserved
B.ashamed
C.dynamic
D.industrious

He is coming ______ a cold after a night out in the rain.
A.down with
B.up with
C.away from
D.across with

The bad weather caused serious damage to the crop. If only it ______ warmer.
A.were
B.had been
C.has been
D.was

My father said to me, “why are you late ? Did you miss the train?”
A.My father told me why was I late and did I miss the train.
B.My father asked me why was I late and did I miss the train
C.My father asked me why you were late and if you missed the train.
D.My father asked me why I was late and whether I had missed the train.

Couldn’t you have answered ___ more questions on the exam? You have hardly answered___
A.a lot of – some
B.a few – any
C.a few – any
D.too much – one

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 31 to 40.
In most of the earliest books for children, illustrations were an afterthought. But in the Caldecott "toybooks" which first (31)______ in 1878, they were almost (32)______ important as the lines of text, andoccupied far more space in the book. One can almost read the story from the dramatic action in the pictures.
(33)______ then, thousands of successful picture books have been published in the United States andaround the world. In the best, the words and illustrations seem to complement each other perfectly. Often asingle person is responsible (34)______ both writing and illustrating the book. One of (35)______, andcertainly one of the most successful, illustrator-authors was Dr. Seuss, (36)______ real name was TheodorGeisel. His first children's book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and theworld of children's literature was changed forever. Seuss's playful drawings were a perfect complement to hisengaging stories and (37)______ characters. In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat (38)______ the first book inRandom House's best-selling series, Beginner Books, written by Seuss and several (39)______ authors. Thesecombine outrageous illustrations of people, creatures, and plants, and playful stories written (40)______ verysimple language.
From “The Complete Guide to the TOEFL Tests” by Bruce Rogers

___________(40)
A.at
B.about
C.in
D.from

I was prepared to have to give my speech in an almost empty hall so it was something of a surprise to see that quite ___students did in fact attend.
A.a few
B.few
C.some
D.many

The doctor told me I had to eat___sweets and drink ___wine if I wanted to lose ___kilos
A.less- fewer – a few
B.fewer – less – a few
C.a few – a little – more
D.fewer – less – a little

I’m not lazy but I think we have ___ public holidays. We ought to have more.
A.too little
B.rather a few
C.fairly little
D.too few