1. I know nothing about him__________he is an engineer.
[A]except that
[B]except but
[C]besides
[D]except for
2. __________ me the key -- youre in no fit state to drive.
[A]To give
[B]Giving
[C]Give
[D]Given
3. Before building a house, you will have to__________ the government’s permission.
[A]get from
[B]follow
[C]receive
[D]ask for
4. I hate__________ when there’s no computer in the office.
[A] that
[B]this
[C]them
[D] it
5.__________I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger.
[AlAs long as
[B]As far as
[C]Just as
[D]Even if
6. All the leading newspapers__________the trade talks between China and the USA.
[A]reported
[B]printed
[C]announced
[D]published
7. I don’t think they will come tonight. It’s.__________ impossible.
[A]very
[B]quite
[C]much
[D]most
8. Laws that punish parents for their little children’s actions against the laws get parents
[A]worried
[B]to worry
[C]worrying
[D]worry
9. I don’t think he will come to our party,__________?
[A]will he
[B]won’t he
[C]does he
[D]do I
10. We won’t give_________even if we should fail ten times.
[A]in
[B]up
[C]away
[D]off
11. Sorry, am I in your way? I’ll move.
--_________.
[A]Oh, well done!
[B]Well, that’s my pleasure.
[C]Go ahead.
[D]Thank you for your kindness.
12. Tom kept quiet about the accident __________lose his job.
[A]so not as to
[B]so as to not
[C]so as not to
[D]not SO as to
13. Though Mary continued working, she kept looking at the clock_______, thinking of her sick baby in hospital.
[A]all the time
[B]at once
[C]after a while
[D]for a moment
14. Not knowing the language of the country he was visiting, John had a hard time making himself__________.
[A]understand
[B]understood
[C] understanding
[D] being understood
15. If you spend __ time with a baby long enough, you’ll get __ feeling for how the baby is feeling.
[A]a; a
[B]/; a
[C]the~ the
[D]the; /
