Choose the words or phrases that are not correct in Standard English.
Did you had a little trouble with your housework since last week?




A.did
B.a little
C.with
D.since

The boss scolded Laura for that minor mistake. He now feels really bad about it.




A.The boss wishes he did not scold Laura for that minor mistake.
B.The boss wishes Laura had not made that minor mistake.
C.If only the boss had not scolded Laura for that minor mistake.
D.The boss regretted to scold Laura for that minor mistake.

The college was closed for a month. It was the summer holidays.
A.The college was closed for a month because the summer holidays.
B.The college was closed for a month owing the fact of the summer holidays.
C.The college was closed for a month as a result of that it was the summer holidays.
D.The college was closed for a month as a result of the summer holidays.

They left the concert hall. The fire alarm went off right afterwards.




A.They left the concert hall just as the fire alarm went off.
B.The fire alarm had gone off before they left the concert hall.
C.They were leaving the concert hall when the fire alarm went off.
D.No sooner had they left the concert hall than the fire alarm went off.

This skirt is very lovely and______




A.fashionable
B.fashion
C.fashionably
D.fashioned

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
We haven't received any reply to our letter. It is such an insult.




A.We see it an insult to have received no reply to our letter.
B.We haven't received any reply to our letter yet because it is insulting.
C.We have been insulted by the reply to our letter.
D.We don't find it insulting for not receiving any reply to our letter.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.




A.Ingenious as it may be, the plan will never work in practice.
B.Ingenious as may the plan, it will never work in practice.
C.The plan may be too ingenious to work in practice.
D.The plan is as impractical as it is ingenious.

(26) _______




A.faced
B.covered
C.opposed
D.approached

Since last month, people have donated more than 500 books.




A.People have donated 500 books more than they did last month.
B.People started to donate 500 books one month ago.
C.More than 500 books were donated a month ago.
D.After a month, more than 500 books have been donated.

______(26)




A.again
B.sure
C.afraid
D.ready