Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
More and more investors are pouring ________ money into food and beverage start-ups.
A.the
B.a
C.an
D.x

She______ the piano since she _______12 years old.
A.played/was
B.has played/has been
C.played/is
D.has played/was

Choose the word whose stress pattern is different from the others.
A.formally
B.charity
C.interview
D.curriculum

I'm very grateful to you ______your help.
A.with
B.for
C.from
D.effective

He last had his eyes tested 10 months ago.
A.He didn't have any test on his eyes ten months ago.
B.He hasn't had his eyes tested for ten months.
C.He didn't have someone test his eyes ten months ago.
D.He tested his eyes ten months ago.

Jim said that he ______for London on Monday.
A.was leaving
B.is leaving
C.were leaving
D.will leave

The house was quiet when l_____ home. Everyone_______- to bed.
A.was getting/ was going
B.had got/ went
C.got/ went
D.got/ had gone.

They have made a lot of progress until the country became independent.
A.until
B.a lot of
C.independent
D.became

She gave a great performance at the festival. We now know she has artistic talent.
A.But for her great performance at the festival, we wouldn't know about her artistic talent now.
B.Amazing as her artistic talent is, we don't know about her great performance at the festival.
C.Although she gave a great performance at the festival, we know she has artistic talent.
D.Hardly had we know about her artistic talent when she gave a great performance at the festival.

It isn’t necessary for us to get a visa for Singapore.
A.We mustn’t get a visa for Singapore.
B.We needn’t get a visa for Singapore.
C.We mayn’t get a visa for Singapore.
D.We shouldn’t get a visa for Singapore.