I enjoy _______ to a number of programs on the radio. I am also fond of _______ novels.

A. to listen/ to read B. listening/ reading C. to listen/ reading D. listening/ to read

Gold_____ in California in the nineteenth century.

A. was discovered

2.   has been discovered

C. was discover

D. they discovered

I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now.

A. were

2.   would be

C. had been

D. was

I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.

A. even though

2.   in spite

C. despite

D. despite of

__________, he has continued to work on his thesis.

A. Although all these problems

2.   Even though there are problems

C. Despite of all these problems

D. In spite of there are problems

By the year 2021, 6% of all US jobs _______________by robots, report says.

A. will eliminate

2.   will have been eliminated

C. will be eliminating

D. will have eliminated

Jordan and Jim are in a pub.

Jordan:"_______"

jim:"No,thanks."

A. Would you want another drink?

2.   Would you care for another drink?

C. Can you help me with this?

D. Come in, please!

When_________a European, we should stick to the last name unless he suggests that we use his first name.

A. speaking

2.   discussing

C. talking

D. addressing

There is a play_____the Youth Theater tonight.

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. from

His brother refuses to even listen to anyone else's point of view. He is very____________.

A. narrow-minded

2.   kind-hearted

C. open-minded

D. absent-minded