1 You must
apply ______ the judge for pardon.
(a) to
(b) with
(c) upon
(d) over
2 I
insisted ______my fee paid.
(a) to have
(b) on having
(c) to having
(d) in having
3 I am
intent ______ .
(a) to win
(b) of winning
(c) on winning
(d)_ for winning
4 Death is
preferable ______ dishonour.
(a) than
(b) to
(c) from
(d) of
5 The
officer waited until the clerks ______ busily.
(a) worked
(b) were working
(c) had worked
(d) are working
6 If I ______
worked hard, I would have passed.
(a) would have
(b) were working
(c) had worked
(d) are working
7 You ______
respect your parents and teacher.
(a) should
(b) would
(c) should have
(d) would have
8 The
child ______ crying for three hours.
(a) is
(b) has
(c) has been
(d) have had
9 If I ______
more time, I would have checked my paper again.
(a) had
(b) have
(c) had had
(d) have had
10 We ______
friends since we were children.
(a) had been
(b) have been
(c) are
(d) were
12 Whatever
he does is always contrary ______ my wishes.
(a) with
(b) from
(c) to
(d) for
13 I am
astonished ______ his behavior.
(a) to
(b) from
(c) with
(d) on
14 He told me
that he was not familiar ______ that subject.
(a) to
(b) on
(c) with
(d) about
18 You will
feel better when you ______ that tooth out.
(a) had
(b) have
(c) have had
(d) will have had
19 When he ______
his hair cut, he went to the cinema.
(a) has had
(b) have had
(c) will have had
(d) had had
20 If you
wait here; I ______ if the Manager is in.
(a) would see
(b) will have seen
(c) would have seen
(d) will see
21 I would
like to have the newspaper as soon as you ______.
(a) finished
(b) are finish
(c) will finish
(d) have finished
22 He was
quite able ______ after himself.
(a) to looking
(b) for looking
(c) to look
(d) of looking
23 Her fears
were first ______ when her son did not come here.
(a) arise
(b) arisen
(c) arouse
(d) aroused
24 I ______
him for a long time.
(a) am not met
(b) has made
(c) had made
(d) is making
25 He ______
satisfactory progress in the school.
(a) makes
(b) has made
(c) had made
(d) is making
26 He was ______
a member of Assembly.
(a) formerly
(b) formally
(c) lastly
(d) old
27 That new
law went into ______ last month.
(a) affect
(b) effect
(c) action
(d) selection
28 The ______
form the mountain is dangerous.
(a) decent
(b) descent
(c) ascent
(d) jump
29 The ______
of the rocket was so swift that it was out of sight in a few seconds.
(a) Assent
(b) ascent
(c) descent
(d) jump
30 Thermometer
is a ______ to measure one’s temperature.
(a) philosophy
(b) conviction
(c) device
(d) tendency
