Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
We need to look at this proposal very carefully ____.
A.after we have made a decision   
B.before we make a decision
C.after we are making a decision    
D.before we will make a decision

Choose the best the answer to each of the following questions.
They did not tell her the truth ____ they did not want to sadden her.
A.because
B.because of     
C.due to 
D.thanks to

Sandra, a short, frail girl, _____neither captain wanted in his team, burst into tears.
A.why
B.which
C.whom
D.whose

_________(100)
A.or
B.as
C.though
D.if

Choose the best answer A, B, C or D to complete sentences.   
I didn’t find a new top but at........ I got some new jeans .
A.less                       
B.the less                    
C.least                        
D.the least

___________ the phone rang later that night did I remember the appointment.
A. Just before 
B.No sooner  
C.Not until 
D.Only

(31) 
A.friendship               
B.relationship             
C.scholarship             
D.membership

This detailed map is_________the atlas.
A.more useful    
B.more useful than         
C.more useful as
D.usefuler than

My brother is intelligent but he ____common sense .
A. wants        
B.lacks  
C.misses  
D.fails

The curriculum at this public school is as good _______ of any private school.
A.as or better that
B.as or better than that 
C.as or better than those 
D.better than