___ from anything else, she is always late for work.
A.apart 
B.as well
C.except
D.not only

There’s no need to take two ___ for a day’s climbing.
A.pair of boots
B.pair of boot
C.pairs of boots
D.pairs of boot

How ___ such a thing to me !
A.you say dare
B.dare you say
C.say you to dare
D.you dare say

Why don’t you do something worthwhile with your time instead of just ___ it!
A.spending
B.using
C.wasting
D.passing

She was ___ the traffic in the city. She had never seen so many cars before.
A.urprised of
B.surprised for
C.astonished with
D. amazed at

I will have my sister ___ my shirts.
A.to wash
B.wash
C.to washing
D.washed

It is true he is young, ___ he is clever for his age.
A.but
B.for
C.or
D.so

The new cook…………….the soup at the moment.
A. tastes      
B.has tasted    
C.has been tasting       
D.is tasting

 I’m sorry I can’t come. I……………my school friend tomorrow.
A.see
B.will see    
C.am seeing   
D.have seen

It’s more than an hour that I…………….here, and she still……………. . I wonder if there's a problem of some kind.
A.have been waiting -   hasn't arrived  
B.have waited -   didn’t arrive
C.am waiting  -   isn’t arriving    
D.wait -   doesn’t arrive