128. Try not to start every sentence with “the”. _____ the beginnings of your sentences.

A. Vary　 B. Decorate　　 　　　 C. Form　 D. Describe

127. When Jane began to take swimming lessons, her main _____ was the fear of water.

A. evidence　 　B. crisis　　 　　 C. obstacle　 　D. danger

126. You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are _____.

A. unavoidable　 　　 B. invisible　　 C. inaccessible　　 D. unavailable

125. _____ automatically the e-mail will be received by all the club members.

A. Mailed out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Mailing out　　

C. To be mailed out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Having mailed out

124. He spoke proudly of his part in the game, without mentioning ____ his teammates had done.

A. what　　 　　　 　B. which　　 　　　　　　　 C. why　　 　　 　　D. while

123. The mother felt herself ________cold and her hands trembled as she read the letter from the battlefield.

A. grow　　 　　B. grown　　 　　　　　　　 C. to grow　 　　　 D. to have grown

122. Russ and Earl were auto mechanics _____ the same pay, but Earl had more ambition.

A. to earn　　 　　　　　 B. to have earned　　 　　 C. earning　　 　　　　　　　 D. earned

121. Energy drinks are not allowed _____ in Australia but are brought in from New Zealand.

A. to make　　 　 　　　　　　　　B. to be made　　 　　　　

C. to have been made 　　　 　　　　　　D. to be making

120. When he turned professional at the age of 11, Mike _____ to become a world champion by his coach and parents.

A. expected　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. was expecting　

C. was expected 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. would be expected

119. Eugene's never willing to alter any of his opinions. It’s no use ____ with him.

A. to argue　　 　 B. arguing　　 　　　　　　　 C. argued　　 　　　　　　　 　　D. having argued