I would rather you _____ with us yesterday, but you left.

     A. had stayed      B. stay         C. stayed        D. have stayed

 Before he went abroad he spent as much time as he _____ English.

     A. could learning   B. learned      C. to learn       D. could learn

 This picture was taken a long time ago. I wonder if you can _____ my father.

     A. find out        B. pick out      C. look out      D. speak out

 When I got back home I saw a message pinned to the door _____ “Sorry to miss you; will call later.”

     A. read           B. reads        C. to read        D. reading

 Because of my _____ English, I can’t make myself _____.

     A. broken; understood         B. broken; understand

     C. break; understood          D. breaking; understanding

  _____ team wins on Saturday will go through to the national championships.

     A. No matter what            B. No matter which

     C. Whatever                 D. Whichever

 As director of the company, I can’t _____ three weeks from work.

     A. carry          B. cost         C. pay            D. afford

 It was an exciting moment for these football fans this year, _____ for the first time in years their team won the World Cup.

     A. that           B. while        C. which          D. when

 We have planted thousands of trees in recent years. This year _____ we’ve planted ten thousand trees.

     A. even          B. just          C. alone          D. only

 The meeting was to have started at nine o’clock, but the chairman had not _____ by ten.

     A. turned up      B. turned down   C. turned out      D. turned off