Fill in each space in the following passage with one suitable word.
Miss Darby was one of those people who never threw anything away. "You never know when you might need it” was_____ (1) of her favourite sayings. She lived ______(2) herself in a large Victorian house across the road from us. ______(3) I never went to her house, I knew it was full of antique furniture. Persian carpets and so on. In every room, there were dozens of paintings so that her house was_____ (4) an art gallery. I remember my father ______(5) that she was a “Straffordshire Darby” but I ____(6) no idea of what he meant. I ______(7) out years later that the Darby family had made their money from coal-mining in Straffordshire. We used to make ______(8) stories about her. My sister, Alice, ______(9) was a romantic girl, told us that Miss Darby once had a lover, but he walked out one day and she _____(10) saw him again!
______(4)
A.like
B.hate
C.dislike
D.to like

A.hat
B.garden
C.harm
D.farm

A.seen
B.sit
C.sure
D.say

Work is going on to ............... the bridge, which carries a great deal of traffic. (strong)
A.strongest
B.stronger
C.strongly
D.strengthen

The Internet has ..............developed and become part of our daily life. (increase)
A.increasedly
B.increasingly
C.increasing
D.increased

The university has............... the use of dictionaries during language exams. (author)
A.authored
B.authorial
C.authorized
D.authoress

It / wrong/ you not/ help him / studies.
A.It is wrong of you not to help him with his studies.
B.It is wrong to you not to help him with his studies.
C.It is wrong of you not to help him to his studies.
D.It is wrong of you not help him with his studies.

One/ advantages/ own/ a car/ be/ its/ comfort.
A.One of the advantages of owning a car were its comfort.
B.One of the advantages of owning a car is its comfort.
C.One of the advantages of owning a car was its comfort.
D.One of the advantages of owning a car has been its comfort.

She's got a job as a (manage)................ of a dress shop.
A.manager
B.management
C.managing
D.managed

There is a (short).............. of carrots because of the bad weather.
A.shorten
B.shortage
C.shortening
D.shortages