_____ wooden buildings helps to protect them from damage due to weather.
A.The paint
B.Painted
C.By painting
D.Painting

It takes me 15 minutes to get ready.
A.to prepare
B.to wake up
C.to go
D.to get up

It is vitally important that she takes this medication night and morning.
A.vitally
B.that
C.takes
D.medication

Had it not been for you help me, I wouldn't have succeeded.
A.not
B.you help me
C.wouldn't
D.succeeded

We had better to review this chapter carefully because we will have some questions on it on our test tomorrow.
A.to review
B.carefully
C.will
D.some

French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents.
A.French and English are spoken widely in official and commercial circles.
B.Unlike French, English is spoken on five continents.
C.French and English are the only languages that are spoken on five continents.
D.Before English, French was the only language spoken on five continents.

A.tennis
B.into
C.between
D.country

Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A.When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it.
B.As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
C.When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.
D.When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.

When reaching the top of the hill, ______.
A.we suddenly caught sight of the sea
B.it was the sea that extended below us
C.we extended the sea below us
D.the sea came into view

The meeting has been brought _____ to Monday due to the seriousness of the situation.
A.on
B.out
C.down
D.forward