Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
If only my mother ______ here with me at the moment.
A.are being
B.would be
C.had been
D.were

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
Today a lot of important inventions are carried _____ by scientists.
A.in
B.with
C.for
D.out

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
The princess _____ her secret to her husband, who dies of a broken heart.
A.confides
B.trusts
C.depends
D.believes

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
The goods were never delivered _____ the promise we had received.
A.although
B.because
C.because of
D.in spite of

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
We should participate in the movements _____ to conserve the natural environment.
A.organized
B.which organized
C.are organized
D.organizing

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
I feel very tired. I _____ in the garden for the last two hours.
A.have been working
B.worked
C.have worked
D.had been working

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
I feel like ______ a letter to the authorities about the need for public transportation.
A.to write
B.writing
C.to writing
D.written

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
No sooner _____ the news _____ she fainted.
A.she had heard/ than
B.had she heard/ when
C.did she hear/ when
D.had she heard/ than

Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potential dangerous diseases
A.scattered
B.common
C.colossal
D.popular

Choose the word whose underlined part in bold is pronounced differently from the rest.
A.books
B.maps
C.cats
D.dogs