Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she ____ since she ____ working.
A.does – starts
B.did - started
C.was doing - was starting
D.has done - would start

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
My brother ____ at the road when he ____ into a hole.
A.wasn't looking - was falling
B.didn't look - has fallen
C.wasn't looking – fell
D.won't look - fall

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Magellan ____ the first European who ____ through the strait.
A.was - was sailing
B.was being - was sailing
C.had been – sailed
D.was - sailed

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
The boss needs an assistant with ____ good knowledge of foreign trade.
A.a
B.the
C.any
D.Ø

Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Could you please close ____ window? I don't think it is necessary to open all the four.
A.a
B.the
C.some
D.Ø

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underline part is pronounced differently from that of the others.

A.Monday
B.monkey
C.punctual
D.language

Exercise 10. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Connor is said to be very ambitious and aggressive.
A.People regard Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
B.People talk Connor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
C.People believe in Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person.
D.People feel Conor as an ambitious and aggressive person.

Exercise 10. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
You can always count on me.
A.I'll never take you down.
B.I'll never let you down.
C.I'll never hold you down.
D.I'll never make you down.

Exercise 10. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
It is pointless to ask me about it because I know nothing.
A.It's no use asking me about it because I know nothing.
B.It's no use to ask me about it because I know nothing.
C.It's not use asking me about it because I know nothing.
D.It's not use to ask me about it because I know nothing.

Linda was blamed for the accident .............. it wasn't her fault
A.although
B.since
C.because
D.despite