1. The question ____ now is what to do next.
(A) discussing (B) discussed (C) being discussed (D) to be discussed

2. If your parents had known that you were going, they would have ____ it.
(A) forgiven (B) forborne (C) foretold (D) forbidden

3. I would prefer to go the day after tomorrow, ____ it's all the same to you.
(A) if (B) as if (C) while (D) when

4. To succeed in accomplishing the difficult task, ____.
(A) you need persistent nature (B) one needs to be persistent (C) persistence is needed (D) persistence is what you need

5. Julia was jealous ____ her younger brother when she was young.
(A) at (B) on (C) to (D) of

6. It will be eight years ____ we have a chance of meeting again.
(A) until (B) when (C) after (D) before

7. ____ being intelligent, he is also very hardworking.
(A) Except (B) Beside (C) Besides (D) Not only

8. Mr. Lytton ____ to give his opinions on the corrent political problems.
(A) afforded (B) declined (C) offered (D) decided

9. ____ the bad weather, the baseball match had to be put off till next Saturday.
(A) Because (B) Due to (C) Since (D) Owing to

10. I was asked to ____ the important things while we were having the meeting.
(A) set back (B) set at (C) set down (D) set off

11. Attempting to reach his home before the storm, _____.
(A) the bicycle of John broke down (B) it happened that John's bike broke down (C) the storm caught John (D) John had an accident on his bicycle

12. The workers waited patiently _____.
(A) that is ship is arrived (B) that the ship should arrived (C) for the ship to be arrived (D) for the ship arrived

13. No one expected _____.
(A) the old man to disappear (B) the old man disappearing (C) to disappear the old man (D) disappearing the old man

14. The patient looks _____ ill for a long time.
(A) as if he had been (B) as if he was (C) as if he is (D) as if he has been

15. _____ that he wasn't able to come. I wouldn't have sent him the invitation letter.
(A) Since I had known (B) Had I known (C) Did I know (D) If I knew

16. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.
(A) In spite of (B) But for (C) Because of (D) As for

17. The English of her composition is too good. She can't _____ it herself.
(A) have to write (B) have written (C) had written (D) be written

18. The values of a people, their costoms, and their perceptions of the world _____ their language.
(A) are influenced (B) be influenced (C) influencing (D) influence

19. The ancient Romans cared less about philosophy and pure mathematics _____ the Greeks.
(A) than did (B) than that of (C) that what of (D) than those of

20. _____ is announced in today's paper, they have succeeded in solving many problems in accordance with the new theory.
(A) Which (B) As (C) What (D) That