From the four words or phrases (A, B, C or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.
Managers claim we are in desperate ................... of greater investment in our industries.
A.requirement
B.excess
C.need
D.lack

From the four words or phrases (A, B, C or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.
I’m not lazy but I think we have ………public holidays. We ought to have more.
A.too little
B.too few
C.rather a few
D.fairly little

From the four words or phrases (A, B, C or D), choose the one that best completes the sentence.
Only after I explained it to him ____ the problem.
A.he understood
B.he did understood
C.did he understand
D.did he understood

Bill: “Can I get you another drink?” Jerry: “______.”
A.No, it isn’t
B.Not just now
C.No, I’ll think it over
D.Forget it

Not having written about the required topic, ______ a low mark.
A.my presentation was given
B.the teacher gave me
C.the teacher gave
D.I was given

Laura had a blazing ______ with Eddie and stormed out of the house.
A.row
B.chat
C.word
D.gossip

It is English pronunciation that puzzles me most.
A.Puzzling me most is how to pronounce English.
B.Pronouncing English words is not complicated.
C.English pronunciation is difficult for me.
D.I was not quick at English pronunciation at school.

Because they erected a barn, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
A.They erected a barn, and as a result, the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.
B.In order not to keep the cattle away from the wheat field, they erected a barn.
C.They erected a barn so that the cattle would get into the wheat field.
D.They erected a barn in case the cattle couldn’t get out into the wheat field.

They couldn’t climb up the mountain because of the storm.
A.The storm made them impossible to climb up the mountain.
B.The storm discouraged them from climbing up the mountain.
C.Their climbing up the mountain was unable due to the storm.
D.The storm made it not capable of climbing up the mountain.

The woman was too weak to lift the suitcase.
A.The woman wasn’t able to lift the suitcase, so she was very weak.
B.The woman shouldn't have lifted the suitcase as she was weak.
C.So weak was the woman that she couldn't lift the suitcase.
D.The woman, though weak, could lift the suitcase.