- You're going to publish my book. Are you serious?

   --__________. It's to be published next month.

   A. No, I am not                    B. No, I was just joking

   C. Yes, I do                       D. Yes, I have never been more serious

. Unemployment is on the increase. A growing number of young people,________, are finding themselves out of work.

   A. in case       B. all in all       C. in particular      D. in addition

 ---Going to work today, Brenda?

   ---No. It's my day________today.

   A. out           B. in            C. away.           D. off

After driving for five hours, they arrived at_________they thought was the place they had been dreaming of.

   A. what          B. that          C. which          D. where

.__________having hundreds of online "friends" is great, our real and closest connections still lie with those who are a part of our daily lives.

   A. As            B. Once         C. While           D. When

 ---Can I use the telephone on the table, sir?

   ---Under no circumstances___________the telephone in the office' for personal affairs.

   A. anyone is allowed to use            B. anyone is allowed using

   C. is anyone allowed to use            D. is no one allowed using

._________alone in the large house, the little boy had to learn to survive by himself.

   A. To leave       B. Leaving         C. Left         D. Being left

 The school is no longer what it was 20 years ago, _______it was so poorly equipped.

   A. when          B. which          C. since         D. where

---How can you use my computer without my permission?

   ---Oh, I ________to tell you. I hope you don't mind.

   A. forget          B. forgot         C. had forgotten   D. am forgetting

 ---I don't feel like going out. Why don't we just stay home and watch TV instead?

   --- ____You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.

   A. Great!          B. Why me?      C. Come on!      D. Not at all.