Choose the best the answer to each of the following questions.
Because _______, they decided to study astronomy.
A.of the fact that their interest in comets
B.for their interest in comets
C.of their interest in comets
D.their interest in comets

............(8)
A.where
B.while
C.when
D.what

..............(10)
A.getting
B.making
C.taking
D.doing

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
You ____ on the bus since 10 a.m. It ____ now 10:40 a.m. and you ____ to your destination.
A.are sitting / will be / have travelled
B.will have sat / has been / will travel
C.have been sitting / is / are still travelling
D.had been sitting / was / was still travelling

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
She ____ on the phone with her mother for 40 minutes, and she ____ to stop.
A.is speaking / will not seem
B.will be speaking / is not seeming
C.has been speaking / does not seem
D.has spoken / did not seem

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
The doctor said John ____ keep on playing football.
A.can
B.could
C.will
D.shall

Choose A, B, C, or D that best completes the sentence.
In the end it did not rain, so I ____ my raincoat.
A.shouldn’t bring
B.might be bringing
C.needn’t bring
D.needn’t have brought

Choose the best the answer to each of the following questions.
_____, they would not have sold their house.
A.If they had had financial difficulty
B.But for their financial difficulty
C.Unless their financial difficulty
D.Providing that they did not have financial difficulty

Choose the best the answer to each of the following questions.
_______ she was afraid of going out alone at night, she decided she had to find out where he had gone.
A.Despite the fact that
B.Despite
C.In spite of
D.In spite the fact that

Choose the best the answer to each of the following questions.
They had a lovely holiday ______.
A.though it rained everyday
B.even though the rain
C.as though the rain
D.in spite it rained everyday