Choose the best answer that best completes each sentence.
Last night, _________nothing to watch on TV, we went out.
A.there having
B.having had
C.being
D.there being

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I’m not very _________of criticism, while my sister is good at taking it.
A.tolerant
B.tolerable
C.toleration
D.tolerate

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Near the White House is_________ famous landmark called the Washington Monument.
A.another
B.the other
C.a
D.other

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His illness made him_______ of concentration.
A.incompetent
B.incapable
C.powerless
D.unable

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Ask people what is happening to the world's population and they are likely to say it is______.
A.explosion
B.booming
C.bombing
D.blossoming

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We are ________out of fuel reserves, so we have to learn to economize.
A.running
B.finishing
C.exhausting
D.working

Identify the error in each sentence.
Like his brother, Mike has chosen the economics as his major in the university.
A.Like
B.has chosen
C.the economics
D.major

All of the following are factors in the development of the balloon- frame house EXCEPT______.
A.the invention of sophisticated tools
B.the falling price of lumber
C.the production of cheap nails
D.improvements in sawmills

According to the passage, why was the term balloon- frame applied to certain houses?
A.They were made of lightweight materials.
B.They had rounded frames that slightly resembled balloons.
C.They could be easily expanded.
D.They could be moved from place to place.

__________(1)
A.most
B.most of
C.almost
D.mostly