In order to stop his wife from attending the party, he took away the key to their car _____.

A. by mistake                   B. in surprise

C. on purpose                   D. by chance

After the exam, my teacher told me that failure ____ the mother of success.

A. was         B. is            C. be         D. been

 He asked us ________ we saw the lost cat or not.

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

The number of people in the party _____fifty, but a number of them ____ absent for different reasons.

A. were; was                  B. was; was

C. was; were                   D. were; were

The police asked him to _________what he had seen. 

A. set about        B. set down       C. set up         D. set out

Although I often send e-mails to Tom, I have never seen him _____________.

A. face to face     B. in time         C. at the moment  D. hand in hand

This is the first time that we ____________a film in the newly-built cinema together.

A. see            B. had seen        C. saw           D. have seen

    —I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.

    —          . It was her fault.

    A. No way       B. Not possible   C. No chance    D. Not at all

The old man put on his glasses        see better.

    A. on purpose       B. in order that      C. so as      D. in order to

He        an important part in putting out the fire.

    A. played       B. took         C. made         D. had