Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_________ a cheese shop has since grown into a small conglomerate consisting of a catering business and two retail stores.
A.It began as
B.In the beginning of
C.What began as
D.Its beginning which was

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
There _________ be a lot more open space around here before they built the new underground station.
A.would
B.used to
C.got used to
D.were used to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Dad, I’m afraid to __________ the matter again, but I really need to have a computer of my own that I’m preparing for my final exam.
A.come down
B.bring up
C.take out
D.get through

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the following exchanges.
Do you think that a team from England will win the Champion’s League this year?
A.No, I’ve been here before on business but I love football.
B.To be honest, I’m not much of a football fan. I play tennis.
C.It’s fantastic. That’s all you need, isn’t it?
D.Yes, I go to the gym and I do a bit of jogging around the stadium.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable respone to complete each of the following exchanges.
Alcohol causes a lot of problems here. Is it the same in your country?
A.Yes, it’s getting worse. But I think it’s a problem in most places, isn’t it?
B.Oh, so long. But don’t take it seriously.
C.It really was! I knew you looked familiar.
D.Well, it is an issue, but it’s not as goos as a few years ago.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Ann: Is attendance important in this class? Maggie: No, but in the last class it ________ very seriously.
A.was taken
B.has been taken
C.took
D.has taken

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Temperature, the simplest weather element to measure, is probably _________ used than any other kind of data.
A.more frequently
B.more frequent
C.as frequent
D.the most frequent

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
As Europe became more industrialized, art began to reflect a growing nostalgia ________ the old rural way of life.
A.in
B.of
C.for
D.to

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
____you are over 18, you can join the army.
A.As long as
B.Due to
C.Because of
D.On account of

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Since there was no electricity during the storm,_____.
A.so we have to use candles
B.due to the fact that we have to use candles
C.we have to use candles
D.because of using candles