The first moments of the race, for which we…………………since the beginning of the school year, were always a bit tense.




A.have been preparing
B.have prepared
C.were preparing
D.had been preparing

Everybody………….here except for Jill two hours ago.




A.is
B.has been
C.can be
D.was

Being on the whole very sceptical about the project, Mr Adams………….to cooperate. But he made it clear that his support was only conditional and could be withdrawn at any moment.




A.didn’t promise
B.did promise
C.has promised
D.wouldn’t promise

What great joy it was to receive the news he…………… such a long time!




A.had been waiting for
B.has been waiting
C.has been waiting for
D.has waited

No matter how hard he tried, Mike could not make sense of his economics textbook.




A.Mike could not understand his economics textbook because he hardly tried to at all.
B.In spite of his efforts, Mike was unable to understand the contents of his economics textbook.
C.If Mike had studied harder, he would have been able to comprehend what was in his economics textbook.
D.It was impossible for Mike to understand his economics textbook without making a great effort.

Which phrase or sentence is the best TO CORRECT the underlined part :
In American English the ‘fall’ refers to which season?




A.Spring
B.summer
C.autumn
D.winter

Which phrase or sentence is the best TO CORRECT the underlined part :
The work of mathematician Roger Penrose in the early 1970s, on the geometry of what call aperiodic tiles, turned out to describe the architecture of a previously unknown class of crystals.




A.what are called aperiodic tiles, turned out to describe
B.what is called aperiodic tiles, describe
C.aperiodic tiles, describing
D.aperiodic tiles, it turned out to describe

used / tea / my / to / drink / parents / after / dinner.




A.My parents used to drink tea after dinner.
B.My parents used to drink after dinner tea.
C.My parents used to dinner after drink tea.
D.My parents used to drink dinner tea after.

The phrase "the king of wines and wine of kings" means ______.




A.Champagne is the best wine of kings.
B.Champagne is the king that drinks lots of wine.
C.Champagne is the best wine and is made for kings
D.Champagne is the best wine made by kings.

The beach is always crowded at this time of the year. There ______ to put your towel down!




A.are no rooms
B.are no room
C.is no room
D.is room