Her room is very large. She is dreaming of a
A.round big wooden table
B.wooden big round table
C.big round wooden table
D.table big wooden round

To generate income, magazine publishers must decide whether to increase the subscription price or .
A.sold advertising
B.to sell advertising
C.if they should sell advertising
D.selling advertising

Mary’s father approved of in the US for another year in order to work toward her M.A.
A.she to stay
B.her to stay
C.her staying
D.her to stay

Young he was, he was equal to the task.
A.unless
B.because
C.as
D.if

He was not afraid to pet the gentle dog, even though it was very large.
A.dirty
B.cold
C.calm
D.fierce

They said that Paula had quit five jobs before working for us.
A.They said that five jobs had been quit by Paula before working for us.
B.Paula worked for us then she quit five other jobs.
C.It was said that Paula had quit five jobs before working for us
D.Paula said that she had quit five jobs before working for us.

We planned to walk round the lake but the heavy rain made this impossible
A.The heavy rain nearly prevented us from walking right round the lake.
B.In spite of the heavy rain we managed to walk half way round the lake as planned.
C.If it hadn’t rained so heavily, we would have walked right round the lake.
D.We would have walked round the lake even if it had rained heavily.

A.accept
B.extreme
C.precious
D.enough

A.diploma
B.educate
C.vacation
D.detective

According to the passage, all of the following statements about tides are true
EXCEPT .
A.The strongest tides occur at the quarters of the Moon
B.The time of high tide is later each day
C.Neap tides are more moderate than spring tides
D.Tides have a greater effect on the sea than waves do