Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.
A.Marie to stop to play
B.Marie stop to play
C.Marie to stop playing
D.that Marie stops playing

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The teacher said that I would be able to speak English fluently______six months.
A.since
B.in
C.till
D.by

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The book would have been perfect______ending.
A.hadn't it been for
B.had it not been for
C.it hadn't been for
D.it had not been for

Fruit and vegetables grew in abundance on the island. The islanders even exported the surplus.
A.excess
B.large quantity
C.small quantity
D.sufficiency

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More than ten victims______missing in the storm last week.
A.are reported to have been
B.are reporting to be
C.are reporting to have been
D.are reported to be

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______ high school, Nam attended a university in the city centre.
A.Having finished
B.To have finished
C.Having been finished
D.To finish

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She has just bought _______.
A.an interesting French old painting
B.an old interesting French painting
C.a French interesting old painting
D.an interesting old French painting

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_______, I decided to stop trading with them.
A.Despite of the fact that they were the biggest dealer
B.Though being the biggest dealer
C.Being the biggest dealer
D.Even though they were the biggest dealer

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In most ____ developed countries, up to 50% of ______ population enters higher education at some time in their lives.
A.the –a
B.the – Ø
C.Ø - the
D.Ø - Ø

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James was asking about a lot of personal things. I didn’t like______about my private life.
A.asking
B.being asked
C.to ask
D.to be asking