They say that _______ two out of three students from this school go on to university.




A.roughly
B.crudely
C.previously
D.fairly

In my _______, freedom of the press must be maintained.




A.sight
B.thought
C.view
D.mind

The teacher recommended that Tom _______ his composition as soon as possible.




A.finished writing
B.finish writing
C.should finish to write
D.finishes writing

A lack of qualifications can be a major obstacle to finding a job.




A.impediment
B.encouragement
C.impetus
D.assistance

A.resigning
B.resorting
C.resolving
D.reserving

The party was a total disaster. I would rather _______________ there.




A.not have come
B.you have not come
C.you didn't come
D.not come

______ they make show that young children are capable of arriving at surprisingly subtle grammatical generalizations.




A.The mistake
B.The very mistakes
C.Very some mistakes
D.Very mistakes

David: "How have you been recently?" Alex: "______"




A.Pretty busy.
B.It's too late now.
C.By bus, I think.
D.No, I'm not that busy.

Laura: "I've got two tickets for the exhibition." Mary: "______"




A.Oh, let's go and get the tickets.
B.That's great! When is it?
C.Oh, anything else?
D.Thanks, I can't afford the tickets

It should be easy for Peter to find more time to spend with his children _______ he no longer has to work in the evenings and on weekends.




A.but
B.due to
C.now that
D.even though