1. It is important that the hotel receptionist _______ that guests are registered correctly.
(A) has made sure(B) made sure (C) must make sure (D) make sure

2. I suggested he should _______ himself to his new conditions.
(A) adapt (B) adopt (C) regulate (D) suit

3. I'll never forget _______ you for the first time.
(A) to meet(B) meeting (C) to have met(D) having to be meeting

4. Cancellation of the flight _______ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.
(A) resulted (B) obliged (C) demanded (D) recommended

5. That young man still denies _______ the fire behind the store.
(A) start (B) to start (C) having started (D) to have started

6. _______ in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarships totaling $21,000.
(A) Judged the best(B) Judging the best
(C) To be judged the best(D) Having judged the best

7. Wihtout proper lessons, you could _______ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.
(A) keep up(B) pick up (C) draw up(D) catch up

8. Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body's need for it from natural sources without turning _______ the salt bottle.
(A) up (B) to (C) on (D) over

9. He always did well at school _______having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
(A) in spite of(B) regardless of (C) on account of(D) in case of

10. ______ receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.
(A) As (B) Once (C) Although (D) Lest


1. All the key words in the article are printed in _______ type so as to attract readers' attention.
(A) dark (B) dense (C) black (D) bold

2. The basic features of the communication process are identified in one question: Who says _______ through what channel to whom?
(A) how (B) when (C) what (D) such

3. I didn't _______ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.
(A) assume (B) suppose (C) mean (D) hope

4. The hours _______ the children spend in their one-way relationship with television people undoubtedly affect their relationships with real-life people.
(A) in which (B) on which (C) when (D) that

5. I'd rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _______ a room with someone else.
(A) share (B) to share (C) sharing(D) to have shared

6. In Disneyland, every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _______ signs asking his "guests" not to step on them.
(A) put down (B) put out (C) put up (D) put off

7. _______ difficulties we may come across, we'll help one another to overcome them.
(A) Wherever (B) Whatever (C) However(D) Whenever

8. So many directors _______, the board meeting had to be put off.
(A) were absent(B) been absent
(C) had been absent(D) being absent

9. On New Year's Eve,New York City holds an outdoor _______ which attracts a crowd of a million or more people.
(A) incident (B) event (C) case (D) affair

10. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _______ from the United States.
(A) transfer (B) deliveries (C) transportation (D) transmissions