He was unreasonable _____ his friends _____ asking for more money without paying back.
A. of – to B. about – of C. of – about D. to – about

“Shall we eat out tonight?” – “_______.”
A. That‟s understandable B. That‟s a great idea
C. It is very kind of you to invite me D. You are very welcome

 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

_______, the young woman was visibly very happy after the birth of her child.
A. Tired although she was B. She was tired
C. Though tired D. Despite tired

The ship went down although strenuous efforts were made to save it.
A. exhausting B. forceful C. energetic D. half-hearted

His physical condition was not an impediment to his career as a violinist.
A. hindrance B. obstruction C. furtherance D. setback

It was wrong of you to criticize your son before his friends left.

A. If you had criticized your son after his friends had left, he wouldn’t be so upset now.
B. Your son must have been embarrassed when you criticized him in front of his friends.
C. You should have delayed criticizing your son until after his friends had gone.
D. You must be careful not to embarrass your son when he is with his friends.

The number of accidents has gone down steadily since the speed limit was imposed.
A. There has been a steady decline in the number of accidents since the speed limit was imposed.
B. It is the speed limit that reduce steadily the number of accidents.
C. The imposing of speed limit has resulted from the number of accidents.
D. There have been few accidents than before since they used the speed limit.

More petrol is consumed nowadays than ten years ago.
A. Not so much petrol was consumed ten years ago as nowadays.
B. Petrol consumption is going down nowadays.
C. We had more petrol ten years ago than we do nowadays.
D. We should consume as much petrol as possible.

It is not possible to be constantly on good terms with all of the people around you.
A. You may, from time to time, not get along with some of the individuals around you.
B. Though it seems difficult, you should try to get on well with all the people around you.
C. Having conflict with the people around you is inevitable, but you ought to try to be on good terms with most of them.
D. It may not be possible all the time, but at least you can try to be on good terms with the people around you.