Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.Joyce thanked (A) us inviting (B) them to dinner (C) and said (D) that they wanted to have us over for dinner next week.
A.to dinner (C)
B.us inviting (B)
C.thanked (A)
D.said (D)

Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.It is difficult to imagine (A) him accepting (B) the decision without (C) any objection (D).
A.to imagine (A)
B.without (C)
C.objection (D)
D.him accepting (B)

No one can prevent him __________ the meeting.
A.from attending
B.to attend
C.on attending
D.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.“You're always making terrible mistakes,” said the teacher.
A.The teacher realized that his students always made terrible mistakes.
B.The teacher made his students not always make terrible mistakes.
C.The teacher complained about his students making terrible mistakes.
D.The teacher asked his students why they always made terrible mistakes.

‘Each of you may have one piece of candy,’ Mrs. Jones said to the children.
A.Mrs. Jones advised the children to have one piece of candy.
B.Mrs. Jones allowed each of the children to have one piece of candy.
C.Mrs. Jones reminded the children to have one piece of candy.
D.Mrs. Jones asked each of the children to have one piece of candy.

“Let me pay for the coffee. I really want.”
A.Jenny insisted on paying for the coffee.
B.Jenny is asked to pay for the coffee.
C.Jenny told me to pay for the coffee.
D.Jenny suggested paying for the coffee.

“If I were you, I wouldn’t buy that book.”
A.She advised me not to buy that book.
B.
C.She told me to buy that book.
D.She advised me to buy that book.

We invited Jane _____________ for lunch.
A.for staying
B.to stay
C.stays
D.staying

He admitted __________ the car into his neighbor's tree.
A.of driving
B.drove
C.to drive
D.driving

I congratulated Liz ___________ a new job.
A.to get
B.for getting
C.getting
D.on getting