Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
At certain times of the day, incidentally at all times when the house ______________ by him, a small figure ___________ at the bottom of the stairs.
A. was only occupied - appeared
B. was occupied only - appeared
C. only occupied - appeared
D. is only occupied ... appeare

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
During the flood, people had to live in misery due to the _____________ of food and medicine. 
A. short                     
B. shorting                     
C. short cut                     
D. shortage

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The novel has had a tremendous impact on _______________ and publishing markets. 
A. entertain                      
B. entertainer                    
C. entertainment                    
D. entertainingly

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
To ______________ the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. 
A. acquire                  
B. enter                   
C. learn                     
D. start

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Mr. Scott has a garage. The garage is ____________________.
A.  to him             
B. of him                
C. of his                   
D. his

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
She ___________ the news if she ______________ the radio this morning.
A. might not hear - didn’t turn on
B. might not have heard - hadn’t turned on
C. hadn’t heard - might not have turned on
D. didn’t hear - might not turn on

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
The headmaster disapproved ____________ his behaviour.
A. by 
B. with 
C. of
D. on

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
I am proud to have a family who is ___________ of every member.
A. supporting                    
B. supported                      
C. supportive                 
D. support

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
Bathe the wound and _____________ a clean dressing. 
A. remove                 
B. detach                   
C. register                       
D. apply

Choose the best answer for the following sentence:
It is said that reading ______________ of a child when he leams to evaluate information in the book. 
A. sharpen the thinking processes
B. weaken the thinking processes
C. sharpens the thought processes
D. weakens the thought processes