The police ........... to interview Fred about a robbery.

A. want B. wants C. wanting D. has wanted

The Philippines.........of more than 7000 islands.

A. consist B. consisting C. consisted D. consists

Linguistics........out the ways in which languages work

A. find B. founded C. finds D. finding

Three weeks ............not enough for the holiday.

A. are B. were C. was D. be

He wanted to know _______ shopping during the previous morning.

• a. if we had been going
• b. that if we had been going
• c. we were going
• d. that we were going

The teacher told Joe _______.

• a. to stop talking
• b. stop talking
• c. stops talking
• d. stopped talking

Mrs. Pike was so angry that she made a _______ gesture at the driver.

• a. rude
• b. rudeness
• c. rudely
• d. rudest

Mrs. Pike was so angry that she made a _______ gesture at the driver.

• a. rude
• b. rudeness
• c. rudely
• d. rudest

There was a _______ tremble in her voice, which showed that she was very nervous at that time.

• a. slight
• b. slighted
• c. slightly
• d. slightness

The boy waved his hands to his mother, who was standing at the school gate, to ___ her attention.

• a. attract
• b. pull
• c. follow
• d. tempt