Decide the best option A, B, C, or D for each gap to complete the following sentences.
By the age of twenty-five he had ...... his wish of becoming a pianist.
A.reached
B.achieved
C.obtained
D.had

Decide the best option A, B, C, or D for each gap to complete the following sentences.
Let's go for a walk, ...... ?
A.do we
B.shall we
C.don't  we
D.let not we

Decide the best option A, B, C, or D for each gap to complete the following sentences.
Mr. Brown is the landlord ...... we rent the house.
A.who
B.whom
C.from whom
D.of whom

Decide the best option A, B, C, or D for each gap to complete the following sentences.
Why don't you buy bananas when they are much ...... than  apples?
A.less expensive
B.not expensive
C.as expensive
D.lesser expensive

Decide the best option A, B, C, or D for each gap to complete the following sentences.
We don't sell foreign newspapers because there is no ...... for them.
A.request
B.claim
C.requirement
D.demand

Decide the best option A, B, C, or D for each gap to complete the following sentences.
...... I know, there are no problems with the class.
A.As  far  as
B.So much as
C.Much more than
D.Except that

Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the following passage.
A FAMOUS EXPLORER
Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of the 18th century. Cook was (31) ...... most other explorers of the same period as he did not come from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (32) ...... his position in life. He was lucky to be (33) ...... by his father's employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village school. At sixteen, he started (34) ...... in a shop in a fishing village (35) ...... on the coast and this was a turning (36) ...... in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (37) ...... to see more of the  world.
Cook was (38) ...... by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an expert (39) ...... these subjects. He was also one of the first  people to  (40) ......  that scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (41) ...... to  diet. It was during his (42) ...... to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (43) ...... discovery that New Zealand was two (44) ...... islands. He became national hero and still (45) ...... one today.
(36) ................
A.moment
B.instant
C.point
D.mark

Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the following passage.
A FAMOUS EXPLORER
Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of the 18th century. Cook was (31) ...... most other explorers of the same period as he did not come from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (32) ...... his position in life. He was lucky to be (33) ...... by his father's employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village school. At sixteen, he started (34) ...... in a shop in a fishing village (35) ...... on the coast and this was a turning (36) ...... in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (37) ...... to see more of the  world.
Cook was (38) ...... by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an expert (39) ...... these subjects. He was also one of the first  people to  (40) ......  that scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (41) ...... to  diet. It was during his (42) ...... to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (43) ...... discovery that New Zealand was two (44) ...... islands. He became national hero and still (45) ...... one today.
(35) ................
A.held
B.placed
C.positioned
D.situated

Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the following passage.
A FAMOUS EXPLORER
Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of the 18th century. Cook was (31) ...... most other explorers of the same period as he did not come from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (32) ...... his position in life. He was lucky to be (33) ...... by his father's employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village school. At sixteen, he started (34) ...... in a shop in a fishing village (35) ...... on the coast and this was a turning (36) ...... in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (37) ...... to see more of the  world.
Cook was (38) ...... by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an expert (39) ...... these subjects. He was also one of the first  people to  (40) ......  that scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (41) ...... to  diet. It was during his (42) ...... to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (43) ...... discovery that New Zealand was two (44) ...... islands. He became national hero and still (45) ...... one today.
(34) ................
A.trade
B.work
C.career
D.job

Choose the correct option A, B, C, or D for each of the gaps to complete the following passage.
A FAMOUS EXPLORER
Captain James Cook is remembered today for being one of Britain’s most famous explorers of the 18th century. Cook was (31) ...... most other explorers of the same period as he did not come from a wealthy family and had to work hard to (32) ...... his position in life. He was lucky to be (33) ...... by his father's employer, who saw that he was a bright boy and paid for him to attend the village school. At sixteen, he started (34) ...... in a shop in a fishing village (35) ...... on the coast and this was a turning (36) ...... in his life. He developed an interest in the sea and eventually joined the Royal Navy (37) ...... to see more of the  world.
Cook was (38) ...... by sailing, astronomy and the production of maps, and quickly became an expert (39) ...... these subjects. He was also one of the first  people to  (40) ......  that scurvy, an illness often suffered by sailors, could be prevented by careful (41) ...... to  diet. It was during his (42) ...... to the Pacific Ocean that Cook made his historic landing in Australia and the (43) ...... discovery that New Zealand was two (44) ...... islands. He became national hero and still (45) ...... one today.
(33) ................
A.remarked
B.viewed
C.glanced
D.noticed