At first the idea……………me as silly; but I may have been wrong.
A.struck
B.has stricken     
C.was striking 
D.has struck

Since we……….received by the governor, we were all dressed formally and it was a great disappointment when the audience was cancelled.
A.had been          
B.have been 
C.were to be
D.would have been

I can remember she……………the    dining-room table with a        white cloth to celebrate my return.
A.laid   
B.lay                                              
C.has lain            
D.baa laid

One of the sad moments if the cruise was saying goodbye to Mel, who……….with us since we set sail but whose health problems forced him to leave us at Lagos.
A.has sailed         
B.has been sailing 
C.was sailing 
D.had sailed

Throughout the campaign we ………..our candidate’s photographs on the wall of public buildings, hoping to attract women’s votes. However, we were only moderately successful.


 
A.               A. have been hanging 
B.B. hanged              
C.C. hung                                 
D.     D. have hung

It takes Mr.Vy 15 minutess to get to the field
A.Mr.Vy leaves the house at a quarter to five and arrives in the field at 5.30
B.Mr. Vy spends fifteen minutes getting to the field
C.Fifteen minutes is long enough for Mr. Vy to the to the field
D.Mt.Vy wastes fifteen minutes on the way to the field

He showed no ___ of nervousness.
A.proof
B.signal
C.gesture 
D.sign

Were you able to locate the person ___ wallet you found?
A.which
B.that his
C.whose
D.that's

 ___ 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