Flat-roofed buildings are not very _______ in areas where there is a great deal of rain or snow.

A. severe

B. serious

C. suitable

D. sensitive

I must warn you I am not used to _______ so rudely.

A. speak

B. be spoken

C. speak to me

D. being spoken to

Why not _______ the meeting until Thursday morning?

A. postpone

B. postponing

C. you postpone

D. do you postpone

Susan rarely stays up late, _______?

A. is she

B. isn’t she

C. does she

D. doesn’t she

The scientists _______ on this project try to find the solutions to air pollution.

A. working

B. worked

C. are working

D. who working

I like doing _______ such as cooking, washing and cleaning the house.

A. house-keeper

B. household chores

C. lord of house

D. white house

_______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought.

A. That when discovered

B. Discovered

C. Discovering

D. Which was discovered

Ann’s parents said to her, “You are too young to get married.”

A. Ann’s parents said that she can’t get married at quite a young age.

B. Ann’s parents stopped her from getting married at quite a young age.

C. Ann’s parents said that she is so young that she can’t get married.

D. Ann’s parents advised her to get married.

Because I hadn’t heard the weather forecast, I was surprised to see the heavy rain.

A. Not having heard the weather forecast, I was surprised by the heavy rain.

B. The heavy rain caused me surprising because I hadn’t heard the weather forecast.

C. It was raining heavily, so I was surprised by the weather.

D. The weather forecast prevented me from knowing about the heavy rain.

Of the two new secretaries, one is competent and _______ is not.

A. another B. other C. the other D. the second