Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.
A.record
B.shine
C.categorize
D.diversify

She is always diplomatic when she deals with angry students.
A.strict
B.outspoken
C.firm
D.tactful

Roget's Thesaurus, a collection of English words and phrases, was originally arranged by the ideas they express rather than by alphabetical order.
A.restricted
B.as well as
C.as well as
D.instead of

Without this treatment, the patient would have died.
A.If it weren’t for this treatment, the patient would have died.
B.
C.If there wasn’t this treatment, the patient would die.
D.If it hadn’t been for this treatment, the patient would have died.

She helped us a lot with our project. We couldn’t continue without her.
A.Provided her contribution wouldn’t come, we could have continued with the project.
B.Unless we had her contribution, we couldn’t have continued with project.
C.But for her contribution, we could have continued with the project.
D.

He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.
A.complain
B.exchange
C.explain
D.arrange

The teacher gave some suggestions on what could come out for the examination.
A.effects
B.symptoms
C.hints
D.demonstrations

I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
A.reasonable
B.acceptable
C.pretty high
D.wonderful

Don’t tell lies to your boss or you’ll be fired at once.
A.
B.
C.
D.

If I won a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
A.Were I to be won a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
B.Were I to win a big prize in a lottery, I’d give up my job.
C.
D.Had I won a big prize in a lottery, I’d have given up my job.