Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Many people __________________ of malaria, smallpox, before the process ofvaccination was invented in the 19th century. 
A. have died                 
B. had died                 
C. would die                  
D. were dying

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Can you explain why some people can work better when they are __________ pressure? 
A. in              
B. on                
C. under               
D. at

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The book is worth ________________________ . 
A. reading                    
B. being read 
C. to be read                     
D. A and B are correct

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
“Where did you get these old dresses?"“We _________ them in the old trunk.” 
A. were found                
B. finding                  
C. found               
D. have been found

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The ship _____________________ during the night. 
A. has remained the harbor                         
B. was remained the harbor
C. remained the harbor                     
D. remained in the harbor

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Mathematics __________________ very interesting to me. 
A. are       
B. have been  
C. were  
D. is

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
You’re having a sore throat. You’d better __________ to the doctor. 
A. to go  
B. went  
C. go  
D. going

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
“What was your impression of last night’s lecture?” “ _____________ speaking, I thought it was rather boring.” 
A. Honest  
B. Honestly  
C. Very 
D. Really

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The state policies towards foreign employment facilities make it a suitable destination for large number of workers who come from various parts of the world in the search of _____________. 
A. entertainment               
B.  likelihood  
C. livelihood                  
D. expenditure

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I arrived _______________ May last year, and ______________ the end of the year I spoke quite good English. 
A. in - by          
B. on - until                    
C. in - since              
D. on - for